Question

In which of the following cases will a small wooden box move the furthest?

Case 1: A bowling ball is thrown at the box

Case 2: A tennis ball is thrown at the box

Case 3: A ping-pong ball is thrown at the box

Case 4: A cricket ball is thrown at the box

• A. Case 1
• B. Case 2
• C. Case 3
• D. Case 4

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Case 1

Mass of the bowling ball is the highest amongst the other objects.

Kinetic energy depends on the mass of the object and its velocity. The larger these quantities are, larger the kinetic energy.
Hence, in the given cases, the case where the bowling ball is thrown at the box is the case where the box moves the furthest