Question

Consider the moment immediately before the puck is released. At that moment, the kinetic energy, the gravitational potential energy, and the elastic potential energy are, respectively, Select the best answer from the choices provided. a-zero, at a maximum, and at a maximumb-at a maximum, zero, and zeroc-zero, at a maximum, and zerod-at a maximum, at a maximum, and zeroe-zero, zero, and at a maximum

Answer 1

zero, at a maximum, and zero

Step-by-step explanation:

At the instant that the puck is released, its kinetic energy is zero because we define the kinetic energy of a body as the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion.

The gravitational potential energy at the point of release is maximum since gravitational potential energy is possessed by any object in the earth's gravitational field.

Elastic potential energy refers to energy stored in a body as a result of applying a force that deforms the elastic object. . Hence elastic potential energy is available in the puck only when it is deformed upon hitting the earth.