A ball is dropped onto the floor. Each bounce takes the ball to a lower height than the bounce before. Which statement explains this?
some of the total energy is destroyed each time the ball hits the floor
the total energy falls because the ball uses energy up as it bounces
the total energy rises because the floor warms the ball at each impact
the total energy is the same, but some is now stored in less useful ways
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 1.2 Conservation and dissipation of energy, covering 1.2.1 Energy transfers in a system and 1.2.2 Efficiency. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.