A baseball is sitting on a raised bench. A player accidentally knocks the baseball off the bench. Which statement best describes what will happen to the baseball’s energy during its fall?(1 point)

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None of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.
None of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

Most of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.
Most of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

All of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.
All of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

The baseball will lose kinetic energy during its fall.

Answer 1

The best statement that describes what will happen to the baseball’s energy during its fall is:

Most of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

As the baseball falls, its potential energy decreases while its kinetic energy increases. However, due to air resistance, not all potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, so "most" is the most accurate choice.