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Which one has the greater kinetic energy (KE)?

A bowling ball and a ping pong ball are rolled down a hallway at identical velocities.

1. The bowling ball has more KE.
2. The ping pong ball has more KE.
3. Both have the same KE.
4. Neither have any KE.

Asked by Vanrhoads, Last updated: Apr 11, 2024

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J. Harty

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Answered Jan 29, 2019

The correct answer to this question is A. The bowling ball has more kinetic energy because it has a greater mass than the ping pong ball and greater distribution of mass. A ping pong ball is hollow, whereas the bowling ball's solid mass affects the inertia as it rolls.

Had the bowling ball and the ping pong ball been dropped from the same height, at the same time, with the exact same force, they would hit the ground at the same time. However, when there is a slope involved, the mass and mass distribution of the balls impacts the outcome.

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John Smith

John Smith

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Answered Jan 20, 2017

The bowling ball has more KE
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