How does the mass of a bowling ball that has been rolled down the lane affect the kinetic energy? a) the kinetic energy does not depend on the mass of the bowling ball. b) the kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball. c) the kinetic energy is decreasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball. d) the kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the square of the mass of the bowling ball.

Answer is: B) The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

Kinetic energy has to do with the speed of an object and how much mass it has; basically how the object is moving.

Ek = 1/2 · m(bowling ball) · v²(bowling ball).

m is mass; v is speed of bowling ball.

The standard unit of kinetic energy is the joule.

This in turn determines whether the substance exists in the solid, liquid, or gaseous state. Molecules in the solid phase have the least amount of energy, while gas particles have the greatest amount of energy. The temperature of a substance is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles.

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