Question

Mitchell dropped a basketball and watched it bounce a few times. It bounced highest the first time. The next time, it did not move as

fast or bounce as high.
What happened to some of the ball's energy?
OA. It was changed into heat.
B.
It was transferred to Mitchell,
OC. It was changed into light
OD. It disappeared.

Answer 1

A. It was changed into heat

Step-by-step explanation:

Some of the kinetic energy the ball has when it strikes the floor is retained, but other is transformed to heat energy, so each time the ball bounces it loses a bit of its kinetic energy, and after several bounces it has so little of it left that it ceases to bounce.