Problem 15a

Given information

Given that a golf ball is hit and asked to explain the energy transformations taking place in the process.

Step-by-step explanation

Energy is the ability to perform work. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed from one form to another. 

In the case of hitting a golf ball, when the golf player raises his club, the club attains some potential energy due to the height. Then a positive work is done by the golf player on the club by swinging the club. There is also a change in the potential energy due to a change in position. This potential energy change and the work gives rise to an increase in the kinetic energy of the club.