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PLZ NEED HELP FAST if the amount of potential energy decreases and the amount of kinetic energy increases and speed increases does the total energy increase or decrease?

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Answer:it stays the same

Step-by-step explanation:

You aren't adding any energy to the object it is simply taking the potential energy and changing it to kinetic energy by falling

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It remains the same. As the speed increases, the potential energy is converted in kinetic energy. The type of energy changes, but the total amount remains constant. Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy = Total Energy.

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