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how does an airplane’s kinetic energy and potential energy change as it takes off and lands? How does this energy change relate to the law of conservation of energy?

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Answer: As the airplane goes higher, the mechanical energy is changed into gravitational potential energy. While flying, some energy is lost through drag to thermal (heat) energy and sound energy. Some is also lost as the plane makes the air around it move. ... As speed and height decrease, kinetic and potential energy decrease.

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