Asked by wholemelt
Taro stated that when someone hits a golf ball with a club, the amount of energy the ball has changes, the amount of energy that the club has changes, and the total energy of the system that includes the ball and the club increases. Which best explains Taro’s error?
The amount of energy that the ball has does not change.
The amount of energy that the club has does not change.
The total energy of the system remains the same.
The total energy of the system decreases.
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The total energy of the system remains the same.
Energy is conserved: when the club hits the ball energy is transferred between club and ball (and may be supplied by the golfer doing work). You can't get a net increase in energy out of nothing — the ball’s gain comes from the club (and ultimately from the golfer’s muscles), so the total energy of an isolated club+ball system does not increase.
Energy is conserved: when the club hits the ball energy is transferred between club and ball (and may be supplied by the golfer doing work). You can't get a net increase in energy out of nothing — the ball’s gain comes from the club (and ultimately from the golfer’s muscles), so the total energy of an isolated club+ball system does not increase.
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