Question

A wildlife keeper is trying to catch an escaping rabbit. Who has the greater kinetic energy, the rabbit or the wildlife keeper? (1 point) Responses Neither one because they are moving at the same speed. Neither one because they are moving at the same speed. The rabbit because it has less mass. The rabbit because it has less mass. The wildlife keeper because they have a greater mass. The wildlife keeper because they have a greater mass. The wildlife keeper because they speed up and catch the rabbit.

Answer 1

The correct response is: "The wildlife keeper because they have a greater mass."

Kinetic energy is calculated using the formula \( KE = \frac{1}{2} mv^2 \), where \( m \) is mass and \( v \) is velocity. If we assume both the rabbit and the wildlife keeper are moving at the same speed, the wildlife keeper will have greater kinetic energy due to having a greater mass, even if the rabbit is smaller and potentially faster.