(a)[3]
Calculate the kinetic energy of the cricket ball just before it is caught.
(b)[2]
Calculate the average force acting on the ball.
(c)[1]
Explain what this does to the student’s hands.
Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Energy, work and power
Energy, work and power — practice question
A student catches a cricket ball. Just before it is caught, the ball’s speed is 18 m/s. The cricket ball has a mass of 160 g.