How does the mass of a bowling ball that has been rolled down the lane affect the kinetic energy? a) the kinetic energy does not depend on the mass of the bowling ball. b) the kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball. c) the kinetic energy is decreasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball. d) the kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the square of the mass of the bowling ball.

Answer is: B) The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

Kinetic energy has to do with the speed of an object and how much mass it has; basically how the object is moving.

Ek = 1/2 · m(bowling ball) · v²(bowling ball).

m is mass; v is speed of bowling ball.

The standard unit of kinetic energy is the joule.

answer: the rate of diffusion increases with increase in temperature.

increase in temperature, increases the molecular/particles speed (kinetic energy. diffusion means movement of particles through the material.

generally, the heavier the particle the more it interacts with the environment and more the temperature matters. so higher temperature results in higher diffusion.