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Which of the following is an example of the conversion of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy? a) a person walking up a hill b) a person parachuting out of an airplane c) a person skiing
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Which of the following is an example of the conversion of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

a) a person walking up a hill
b) a person parachuting out of an airplane
c) a person skiing down a hill
d) a car racing around a oval track

User Lrpe
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a) a person walking up a hill .
walking => moving => having some velocity/speed => having KE ...

up => height(h) increases => PE = mgh increases .

thus , the KE got converted into Gravitational PE as the person walks up the hill.
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