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Q: What force causes a falling object to gain kinetic energy?
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What happens the the kinetic energy of a falling object?

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.


What has both kinetic and potential energy?

A falling object.


What is the energy in an object about to fall?

the energy in an object about to fall is potential energy then kinetic energy because when the object is not falling, it has potential energy but when it's actually falling, it has kinetic energy.


What has potntial energy that changes to kinetic?

A falling object changes from gravitational potential to kinetic.


What form of energy is a falling rock?

That is a trick question, but I believe it is kinetic energy.


Does gravity cause kinetic energy to change into thermal energy?

No. Friction with the air does with an object in free fall in the earth's atmosphere. Gravity causes a falling body to accelerate so it changes potential energy into kinetic energy.


What is the kinetic energy of the free falling object that eventually stop on reaching the ground?

Once the object has reached the ground, its kinetic energy is zero.


Which examples illustrates an object with kinetic energy?

A skateboard rolling across the street A hockey puck sliding across the ice


Why the kinetic energy is zero for object falling towards Earth from space?

It isn't. Kinetic energy is 1/2 x mass x speed squared, so if an object has mass, and it moves, it follows that it has kinetic energy.


What kind of energy is in a falling object?

Kinetic energy of a falling object can be calculated for a specific height at a specific point since a falling body accelerates which means that it's velocity is changing every moment. To calculate the kinetic energy of a falling body at a certain height, we should know the mass of the body and its velocity at that point.Then we can apply the following formula: K.E. of an object = 1/2(mv2)


What happens to the potential energy as the kinetic of an object increase?

An object's potential energy doesn't depend on its speed. You can do anything you like with the object's speed, and it has no effect on potential energy.


When does a object have the most kinetic energy?

In the case of a falling object, the instant before the object hits the ground. U = KE + PE; PE=-KE . Inversely, the object has the highest potential energy (lowest kinetic energy) at the starting point of the fall.