The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or converted from one form to another. This means that the total amount of energy in a closed system remains constant.
As the object falls to the ground, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The potential energy is determined by the object's mass and its height above the ground. As the object falls, its height decreases and its potential energy decreases, but this decrease in potential energy is compensated by an increase in kinetic energy. The kinetic energy is determined by the object's mass and its velocity. As the object's height decreases and its velocity increases, its kinetic energy increases.
As the object falls, the total amount of energy remains constant. The initial potential energy of 10 J is equal to the final kinetic energy of the object. This is an example of the Law of Conservation of Energy in action. The object's potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy, but the total amount of energy remains the same.