Juliet wants to significantly increase the amount of kinetic energy of her bowling ball in order to increase her chances of getting a strike. Which of the following would increase the ball's kinetic energy the most?

Question

a
decreasing the speed at which she throws the ball
b
she cannot increase the kinetic energy
c
increasing the speed at which she throws the ball
d
changing to a ball with more mass

Answer 1

c) increasing the speed at which she throws the ball.

Kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the velocity, so increasing the speed at which she throws the ball would increase the ball's kinetic energy the most.