Taylor creates a table using the masses of four different objects that travel with the same velocity. She calculates the kinetic energy of the objects and adds it to her table.
How would a line graph look that shows the relationship between kinetic energy and mass?
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It looks like a horizontal flat line.
It looks like a horizontal flat line.
It looks like a curve going down.
It looks like a curve going down.
It looks like a straight line slanting downwards.
It looks like a straight line slanting downwards.
It looks like a straight line slanting upwards.
It looks like a straight line slanting upwards.
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The correct response is:
It looks like a straight line slanting upwards.
This is because kinetic energy (KE) is calculated using the formula \( KE = \frac{1}{2}mv^2 \), where \( m \) is the mass and \( v \) is the velocity. Since the velocity is constant, the kinetic energy is directly proportional to the mass, meaning as mass increases, kinetic energy also increases, resulting in an upward slanting line when plotted on a graph.
