A student drops the same 10 kilogram bowling ball three separate times. She drops the ball from heights of 1 meter, 2 meters, and 3 meters. Which graph correctly shows the ball’s kinetic energy when dropped from each height?
a
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b
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c
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d
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what will the graph look like?
The correct graph would be option c.
This is because the kinetic energy of an object is directly proportional to the square of its velocity. As the ball is dropped from increasing heights (1 meter, 2 meters, and 3 meters), it accelerates and gains more velocity. Therefore, the kinetic energy of the ball will also increase.
Option c shows a graph that starts at the lowest kinetic energy for 1 meter drop and increases as the height increases. This represents the correct relationship between the height and the kinetic energy of the ball.