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Drop the ball on the floor and observe its motion. Identify all the energy forms associated with the ball at these times:

about to be dropped
falling down
hitting the floor
moving back up

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Answer:

About to be dropped-Gravitational potential energy

Falling down-Kinetic energy

Hitting the floor-Potential energy

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

about to be dropped-------------gravitational potential energy

falling down.................................Kinetic energy

hitting the floor.............................potential energy

moving back up...........................Kinetic energy

Step-by-step explanation:

When the ball is about to be dropped it possesses potential energy.This is the energy stored in an object.When the ball is released, the potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy.Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its motion.When the ball hits the floor, energy is lost in form of siund and heat.The kinetic energy when falling will be transformed to potential energy which is lesser than the initial one when the ball was about to be dropped.The ball bounces back after hitting the floor.The potential energy is converted back to kinetic energy .

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