Question

A baseball league considers changing the rules to use a ball with a much greater mass. What effect would this have on the flight of the ball? (1 point)

If energy transfers were the same, then the ball would travel with more kinetic energy.***

The ball would travel at a lower speed, given the same kinetic energy.


The ball would travel at a higher speed, given the same kinetic energy.


If energy transfers were the same, then the ball would travel with less kinetic energy.

Answer 1

B. The ball would travel at a lower speed, given the same kinetic energy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets think theoretically,

If you kick a low mass and a high mass object, which requires more force to send more further? Obviously high mass right. Here in option A, its wrong as you need more energy to make the ball travel much more further. Option B is right as the ball would travel less if given same force given back then to the light ball. Option C is wrong as we already know, it needs more force not same energy to make it travel further.

Option D as well wrong, as kinetic energy is directly proportional to mass: if you double the mass, then you double the kinetic energy. here the mass is increased so kinectic energy should increase not stay same.

A. If energy transfers were the same, then the ball would travel with more kinetic energy.

B.✔The ball would travel at a lower speed, given the same kinetic energy.

C. The ball would travel at a higher speed, given the same kinetic energy.

D. If energy transfers were the same, then the ball would travel with less kinetic energy.