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Which has greater kinetic energy: a bowling ball that has a mass of 5kg travelling at 6m/s or a ship that has a mass of
120000kg and is moving at 0.02m/s?
ship
bowling ball

Answer 1

The answer to your question is: the bowling ball

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula

Kinetic energy = (1/2)mv²

Data

Bowling ball

mass = 5 kg, v = 6 m/s

ship

mass = 120000 kg, v = 0.02 m/s

Substitution

bowling ball

Ke = (1/2)(5)(6)² = 90 Joules

Ship

Ke = (1/2)(120000)(0.02)² = 24 Joules

Fron the results, we conclude that the ball has greater kinetic energy than the Ship.