The picture shows a baseball moving through the air after it is thrown.
Which graph shows how the kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) of the baseball changes as it moves?
Since the picture is not provided, it is not possible to determine which graph shows how the kinetic energy and potential energy of the baseball changes as it moves.
A. Curved line up
B. straight line diagonal up then vertically and diagonally up.
C. other way straight line diagonal up then vertically and diagonally up.
D. Curved line down
A. Curved line up.
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Apologies for the confusion earlier. Without a better understanding of the specific choices provided, it is difficult to determine with certainty which graph shows how the kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) of the baseball changes as it moves. Please provide more details or the actual graph choices, and I will be happy to assist further.
Unfortunately, as an AI text-based bot, I am unable to directly view or analyze any pictures. However, I can provide a general explanation of how the kinetic and potential energy of a baseball might change as it moves through the air after being thrown.
When a baseball is thrown, it possesses both kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE). As the baseball moves through the air, its kinetic energy increases while its potential energy decreases.
Initially, when the baseball is held still before being thrown, it has potential energy but no kinetic energy. As it is thrown, the potential energy decreases and is converted into kinetic energy, resulting in an increase in the baseball's kinetic energy.
During the baseball's flight through the air, the kinetic energy will gradually decrease due to factors like air resistance and gravity. At the same time, the potential energy will also decrease as the baseball moves closer to the ground.
Therefore, the most appropriate graph showing the change in kinetic energy and potential energy of the baseball would display an initial increase in kinetic energy and a simultaneous decrease in potential energy as the baseball moves through the air. However, without the specific graphs you mentioned, I am unable to provide a detailed description of how the energy changes over time.
To determine which graph shows how the kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) of the baseball change as it moves, we need to understand the relationship between these two forms of energy and the movement of the baseball.
Kinetic energy (KE) is the energy of motion possessed by an object, and it depends on its mass and velocity. Potential energy (PE) is the energy that an object possesses due to its position or state, and it can be gravitational potential energy (PEg) or elastic potential energy (PEe).
When a baseball is thrown in the air, it gains height, resulting in a change in gravitational potential energy (PEg). As it ascends, the gravitational potential energy (PEg) increases, and as it descends, the gravitational potential energy (PEg) decreases. At the highest point of the baseball's trajectory, the potential energy is maximum, and at the lowest point, it is minimum.
At any given point during the baseball's motion, the sum of kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) remains the same. At the highest point, where potential energy is maximum, kinetic energy is at its minimum, because the baseball has momentarily come to rest before reversing its direction. At the lowest point, where potential energy is minimum, kinetic energy is at its maximum, as the baseball is moving with its highest velocity.
Therefore, the graph that correctly represents the relationship between kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE) as the baseball moves will show kinetic energy increasing while potential energy decreases when the baseball descends, and the opposite when it ascends.
To select the correct graph, analyze the options provided and look for a graph where the kinetic energy and potential energy follow the pattern described above.