Andrea and the other members of the tennis team are practicing hitting tennis balls. If two people hit identical balls at the same time, which ball has the most kinetic energy?

A.
the ball that travels the farthest distance from the ground
B.
the ball that stops moving first
C.
the ball that moves at the fastest speed
D.
the ball that lands the shortest distance away

Question

Andrea and the other members of the tennis team are practicing hitting tennis balls. If two people hit identical balls at the same time, which ball has the most kinetic energy?

A. 
the ball that travels the farthest distance from the ground
 B. 
the ball that stops moving first
 C. 
the ball that moves at the fastest speed
 D. 
the ball that lands the shortest distance away

Vocaloid · Answer

Thoughts? Kinetic energy = (1/2)mv^2 so if the masses are the same, the one with higher velocity v will have the higher kinetic energy.