Answer
The kinetic energy of the ball decreases as it goes higher.
Work Step by Step
The ball slows down as it goes higher, due to gravity. Since kinetic energy is a function of velocity, kinetic energy decreses when the ball slows down.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 5 - Thermochemistry - Exercises - Page 204: 5.14a
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