In the following situations, which one does not have kinetic energy?

A.
a baseball in a catcher’s glove

B.
a lady walking slowly across the street

C.
a hockey puck sliding on the ice

D.
a man running around a track

Question

In the following situations, which one does not have kinetic energy?	
 
 A.
a baseball in a catcher’s glove
 
 B.
a lady walking slowly across the street
 
 C.
a hockey puck sliding on the ice
 
 D.
a man running around a track

anonymous · Answer

A.

anonymous · Answer

Kinetic Energy: Energy in Motion. 

Given by: $\sf E_k=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$

The value of Kinetic Energy is equal to zero when the object is not moving.