When a ball is above the table, the ball has some potential energy and when the ball is dropped from the table to the ground, that potential energy gets converted into kinetic energy.
But where does that energy go when the ball has dropped all the way to the ground? At the ground, the potential energy should be zero because no height and since the ball is not moving, the kinetic energy should also be zero. But according to the law of thermodynamics, “energy cannot be destroyed.” So my question is, where does the energy go when the ball reaches the ground?
In: Chemistry
What happens when the ball hits the ground?
It dissipates energy as heat, sound, or it bumps into its surroundings, moving them very slight amounts, transferring the kinetic energy to them.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but there are many forms of energy it can transform into.
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