Which characteristic will be affected by increasing the speed of an object from 30 meters per second (ms
) to 40 meters per second(ms
)?(1 point)
Responses
weight
weight
kinetic energy
kinetic energy
gravitational attraction
gravitational attraction
mass
mass
The characteristic that will be affected by increasing the speed of an object from 30 meters per second to 40 meters per second is kinetic energy.
To understand why kinetic energy is affected, we need to know the formula for kinetic energy:
Kinetic Energy = (1/2) * mass * velocity^2
In this case, the only change is in the velocity (speed). As we can see from the formula, the kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the velocity. Therefore, if we increase the speed of an object, its kinetic energy will increase as well.