There is no such thing as a kinetic reaction. Any moving body has kinetic energy. When a rock falls, its gravitational potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy.
That is a trick question, but I believe it is kinetic energy.
Kinetic Enegry
You can assume for this problem that "total energy" refers to "total mechanical energy", i.e., potential energy + kinetic energy.
If the object's falling energy increases (this would happen if the object is already falling downward, and air resistance is small), then the kinetic energy will increase.
There is no such thing as a kinetic reaction. Any moving body has kinetic energy. When a rock falls, its gravitational potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy.
A falling rock. In the air it has potential energy, as it falls it gets kinetic energy.
That is a trick question, but I believe it is kinetic energy.
A rock falling of a cliff.
That is a trick question, but I believe it is kinetic energy.
when the rock falls it gain kinetic energy when it falls.
Kinetic Enegry
You can assume for this problem that "total energy" refers to "total mechanical energy", i.e., potential energy + kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy.
If the object's falling energy increases (this would happen if the object is already falling downward, and air resistance is small), then the kinetic energy will increase.
it is kinetic because it involves releasing the energy.
a boulder falling through the air still has some potential energy, but some of its potential energy has changed to kinetic energy...so it has both potential and kinetic!