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

Answer 1

Kinetic energy is the energy that an object possesses when it is in motion. In the given situations above, the one that does not have kinetic energy is option A. a baseball in a catcher's glove. This situation does not involve any motion because the ball is just being held. Options B,C and D are all in motion, which therefore possesses kinetic energy.