Correct option is A
Gravitational Potential Energy: When the ball is held at a height, it has maximum gravitational potential energy due to its position relative to the ground.
Kinetic Energy: As the ball is dropped, it accelerates towards the ground due to gravity, and its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The ball's speed increases as it falls, meaning its kinetic energy increases while its potential energy decreases.
Sound Energy: Upon hitting the ground, some of the kinetic energy is transformed into sound energy (the noise of the impact) and other forms of energy, such as thermal energy due to deformation and friction.
Thus, the correct sequence of energy transformation is gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → sound energy.
