Question
A person throws a ball up into the air, and the ball falls back toward Earth. At which point would the kinetic energy be the lowest? (1 point)
Oat a point when the ball is still rising
at a point before the ball hits the ground
• when the ball is at its highest point
when the ball leaves the person's hand
Oat a point when the ball is still rising
at a point before the ball hits the ground
• when the ball is at its highest point
when the ball leaves the person's hand
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The kinetic energy of the ball would be the lowest when the ball is at its highest point. At that moment, the ball's velocity is zero before it begins to fall back down, which means its kinetic energy (which depends on its velocity) is also at its minimum.