The total mechanical energy of the ball is the sum of its potential energy U and its kinetic energy K, therefore:

so, the total mechanical energy of the basketball is 118 J.
Answer: option B: conduction.
Conduction is the heat transfer that happens between two bodies in direct contact, due to the collision of the molecules, atoms and electrons within the body (microscopical level).
They look green because of the “special pair” of chlorophyll molecules.
Light are transfer through waves in the atmosphere and yes it true that the darker the color is the more heat it could absorb thus it is also explain that the lighter the color is the less heat or light its absorb its because the light is bounces back through other form of light and it lessens the amount of heat in a substance. In Ryan's procedure the possible wrong that he done is the present of a green cotton glove. Green color are one of the color that bounces light and could not support the hypothesis of Ryan and the possible temperature he could get is not the accurate one.