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)
at a point when the ball is still rising
• when the ball is at its highest point
when the ball leaves the person's hand
at a point before the ball hits the ground
at a point when the ball is still rising
• when the ball is at its highest point
when the ball leaves the person's hand
at a point before the ball hits the ground
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The kinetic energy of the ball would be the lowest **when the ball is at its highest point**. At this point, the ball's velocity is momentarily zero before it starts to fall back down, meaning its kinetic energy is also zero.