A ball of clay falls freely to the hard floor. It does notbounce noticeably, and it very
Chapter 8, Problem 8(choose chapter or problem)
A ball of clay falls freely to the hard floor. It does notbounce noticeably, and it very quickly comes to rest.What, then, has happened to the energy the ball hadwhile it was falling? (a) It has been used up in producingthe downward motion. (b) It has been transformedback into potential energy. (c) It has been transferredinto the ball by heat. (d) It is in the ball and floor (andwalls) as energy of invisible molecular motion. (e) Mostof it went into sound.
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