A 1-Kg Ball Is Released from a Height of 6

question 35

Multiple Choice

A 1-kg ball is released from a height of 6 m, and a 2-kg ball is released from a height of 3 m. Air resistance is negligible as they fall. Which of the following statements about these balls are correct?
(There could be more than one correct choice.)

• A) As they reach the ground, the 1-kg ball will have more kinetic energy than the 2-kg ball because it was dropped from a greater height.
• B) Both balls will reach the ground with the same kinetic energy.
• C) Both balls will reach the ground with the same speed.
• D) Both balls will take the same time to reach the ground.
• E) As they reach the ground, the 1-kg ball will be moving faster than the 2-kg ball.