Several football players are taking turns kicking the same football during practice. The football has the most kinetic energy during which kick? A. the kick where it stops moving the soonest B. the kick where it travels the farthest distance from the ground C. the kick where it lands the shortest distance away D. the kick where it is moving the fastest
D. the kick where it is moving the fastest
Kinetic energy is directly proportional to both the mass and the square of the velocity of an object. Therefore, the kick where the football is moving the fastest will have the most kinetic energy.