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Which has the most kinetic energy?

a bowling ball with velocity of 1.5m/s or a golf ball with velocity of 0.5m/s

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Kinetic energy = 1/2 m v^2. Using typical masses (bowling ball ≈ 6.8 kg, golf ball ≈ 0.045 kg):

- Bowling ball: KE = 0.5·6.8·(1.5)^2 = 0.5·6.8·2.25 ≈ 7.65 J
- Golf ball: KE = 0.5·0.045·(0.5)^2 = 0.5·0.045·0.25 ≈ 0.0056 J

So the bowling ball has far more kinetic energy.