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A leaf falls from a tree Compare its kinetic energy K to its potential energy U?
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∙ 15y ago
The Kinetic energy (K) is at the least when the leaf is still attached to the tree; it's Potential energy (U) is at its greatest. As the leaf falls, its K increases as its U decreases. This continues to happen until the leaf can no longer move. This will happen when something like the Earth (a large object with much more mass and much more energy) pushes against it. The Earth has more energy so the leaf comes to a stop on its surface.
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What can be said about the potential energy and kinetic energy of the stone as it falls?
The longer it falls the more kinetic energy it gets while decreasing it's potential energy.
What will happen to the potential and kinetic energy as the ball falls?
Gravitational potential energy increases; kinetic energy increases.
As an object falls the gravitational potential energy of the object is converted to what?
Some of its potential energy changes to kinetic energy.
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How can you tell kinetic energey and potential energy apart?
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When a rock falls from a cliff potential energy changes into?
kinetic energy
What is energy from potenttial energy kinetic energy would be what?
A falling rock. In the air it has potential energy, as it falls it gets kinetic energy.
How is potential energy tansformed into kenetic energy?
For example, when an object falls, its potential energy decreases, but its kinetic energy increases, i.e., it falls faster and faster.
What happen to the potential energy of an object as it falls?
It is tranferred/converted into kinetic energy (DECREASES)
