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Which statement BEST describes how a golf club does "work" on a golf ball?

(A) When the club hits the ball the club transfers all of its kinetic energy to the ball.
(B) All of the kinetic energy from the club is transferred to the ball as they both move through the air.
(C)
Some of the kinetic energy from the golf club is transferred to the ball and some transforms into sound
and heat, but the total energy remains the same.
(D) The golf club loses kinetic energy when it hits the ball and the ball gains kinetic energy from the air as it
travels

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

It looks pretty reasonable to me

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