Question

1. a student says: “the ball stops rolling because its kinetic energy disappears.” which is the best argument against this claim? the balls kinetic energy disappears completely when it slows down. the kinetic energy is destroyed because motion always ends eventually. the kinetic energy turns into other forms, like heat and sound, due to friction and air resistance.

Explanation:

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. When the ball stops rolling, its kinetic energy is not destroyed but rather converted into other forms such as heat due to friction and sound due to vibrations, and energy loss to air - resistance.

Answer:

The kinetic energy turns into other forms, like heat and sound, due to friction and air resistance.