Question

If a golf ball and a ping-pong ball both move with the same kinetic energy, which has the greater speed? 1. the golf ball 2. cannot be determined 3. the ping-pong ball 4. the two balls have the same speed.

Answer 1

Think about it like this, the more mass there is, the faster its going to go. If you took a golf ball and a ping pong ball and you held them each separately, you would notice that the golf ball is heavier. If they move with the same kinetic energy, but the golf ball WEIGHS more, then the golf ball will have the greater speed. If you think about it, the ping pong ball may be taking its time to get to wherever its going.