I think it's the last one
<h3><em>Frictional forces are exerting force against the basketball, causing it to stop.</em></h3>
<h3>If USATestPrep, I think answer choice
B is correct </h3>
<u><em>Tell me if i'm wrong </em></u>
They're equal.
Ignoring air resistance, any object you're not holding onto has the same, constant acceleration ... 9.8 m/s^2 down ... from the moment it leaves your hand until the moment it hits the ground.
It doesn't matter how heavy the object is, and it doesn't matter whether you throw it up, down, or sideways, or just let go and let it drop.
Answer:
These energy exchanges are not changes in kinetic energy. They are changes in bonding energy between the molecules. If heat is coming into a substance during a phase change, then this energy is used to break the bonds between the molecules of the substance.
The steps are;
1- make an observation
2- ask questions
3- form a hypothesis
4- conduct an experiment
5- accept or reject your hypothesis