The athlete threw the 12-pound shot farther than the 16-pound shot because it's lighter, making it easier to throw faster. When he throws something, how far it goes depends on both its speed and mass. Kinetic energy, which is what helps the shot move, is affected by both speed and mass: a lighter shot can travel faster, giving it more energy to go further. So even though the 16-pound shot is heavier, its speed wasn't enough to throw it as far as the lighter 12-pound shot.
An athlete is practicing shotput using a 16-pound shot, and he throws it 40 feet. He then uses a 12-pound shot and throws it 50 feet. In three to four sentences, explain why there is a difference in these throws using the ideas of mass and speed and how each relates to kinetic energy.(4 points) Dumb the words down A LOT please
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