Question

Jeanie was playing croquet. The picture below shows her holding her wooden mallet. Jeanie swung her mallet hard and hit her ball. there was a loud "crack!" her ball moved away. what happened to the energy of Jeanie's mallet when her mallet struck the ball?

A. Some of the energy went into the ball, and the rest of it went into the ground.
B. All of the energy went into the air.
C. All of the energy went into the ball.
D. Some of the energy went into the ball, and some of it went into the air.

Answer 1

D. Some of the energy went into the ball, and some of it went into the air.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Jeanie's mallet hit the ball, some of its energy was transferred to the ball, since the ball moved. The loud noise means that some of the energy was changed into sound. Some of the energy stayed in the mallet, because the mallet did not stop moving when it hit the ball. So, some of the energy went into the ball, and some of it went into the air.