A 16-pound bowling ball strikes a 3.5-pound bowling pin. The pin is moving very fast after the collision. It has a large increase in velocity as a large amount of kinetic energy is transferred to it. Where does the energy come from?(1 point) Responses The bowling pin gets its energy to move from the rotation of the earth. The bowling pin gets its energy to move from the rotation of the earth. The bowling pin gets its energy from the bowling ball hitting it. The bowling pin gets its energy from the bowling ball hitting it. The bowling pin gets the energy to move from the air around it. The bowling pin gets the energy to move from the air around it. The bowling pin has stored energy in it which automatically activates to help it move.
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The correct response is: The bowling pin gets its energy from the bowling ball hitting it.
In this scenario, the bowling ball, when it strikes the pin, transfers some of its kinetic energy to the pin, causing the pin to move and gain velocity. This is a result of the principles of momentum and energy transfer in collisions.
