On earth a ball is thrown straight downward with an initial speed of 1 meter
per second from a height of 15 meters. what is the speed of the ball 0.6
seconds after it is released?
o a) 2.5 m/s
ob) 4.3 m/s
oc) 6.9 m/s
od) 9.0 m/s

-- Gravity adds 9.8 m/s to the downward speed of any object, every second ... as long as there are no other forces messing with it.

-- In 0.6 sec, gravity added (0.6x9.8)= 5.88 m/s to the downward speed of this ball.

-- This ball didn't start from zero. You threw it down with an initial speed of 1 m/s. So after 0.6 sec, with the help of gravity, its speed is

(1) + (5.88) = 6.88 m/s .

Pick choice-C .

Notice that we don't care how high it was off the ground when you threw it, just as long as it was high enough to keep falling for 0.6 sec without hitting the ground.

spectral lines lyman is one set

note: the given question is incomplete.

complete question is given below.

which is an example of kinetic energy?

a. the energy stored in ethanol  

b. a hockey puck sliding across the ice  

c. a compressed spring  

d. a ball sitting at the top of a ramp

solution: the kinetic energy is the energy posses by the virtue of the motion of the object.

in the given options, a, c and d are the example of potential energy because it is the energy posses by the virtue of the rest of the object. but option b has the kinetic energy as the object is in motion.

hence, a hockey puck sliding across the ice   is the apex example of kinetic energy.

so, the option (b) a hockey puck sliding across the ice   is the correct option.