Question

A baseball is sitting on a raised bench. A player accidentally knocks the baseball off the bench. Which statement best describes what will happen to the baseball’s energy during its fall?(1 point)
Responses

All of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.
All of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

Most of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.
Most of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

None of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.
None of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

The baseball will lose kinetic energy during its fall.
The baseball will lose kinetic energy during its fall.

1 answer

The best statement that describes what will happen to the baseball’s energy during its fall is:

All of the baseball’s potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.

When the baseball falls from the raised bench, its potential energy (due to its height) is converted into kinetic energy (due to its motion), assuming no other forces (like air resistance) significantly affect the fall.