Question

A baseball player throws a baseball straight into the air, and the ball goes up and then comes down where he catches it in his mitt. When does the ball have the most potential energy?(1 point)
Responses

when it has its highest velocity
when it has its highest velocity

when it is at its highest point
when it is at its highest point

when it hits the mitt
when it hits the mitt

when it hits the ground

Answer 1

The ball has the most potential energy when it is at its highest point. This is because potential energy is highest when an object is elevated to the greatest height above the ground in a gravitational field. Therefore, the correct response is:

**when it is at its highest point.**