You are told 3 things...1. That there are two objects with equal masses. 2. Both objects are in motion. 3. One object has a greater kinetic energy than the other. How is this possible? (1 point) Responses One object has a greater volume than the other object. One object has a greater volume than the other object. One object has a greater density then the other object. One object has a greater density then the other object. One object has a greater speed than the other object. One object has a greater speed than the other object. One object is blue and one object is red.

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The correct response is: One object has a greater speed than the other object.

This is possible because kinetic energy is given by the formula \( KE = \frac{1}{2}mv^2 \). Since both objects have the same mass, the kinetic energy depends on the square of their velocities; thus, if one object is moving faster, it can have greater kinetic energy even though the objects have equal mass.