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What happens to Kinetic energy when Potential Energy decreases? How do you know?

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Answer:

As an object falls, its potential energy decreases. While the kinetic energy increases.

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Answer:

The sum of an object's potential and kinetic energies is called the object's mechanical energy. As an object falls its potential energy decreases, while its kinetic energy increases. The decrease in potential energy is exactly equal to the increase in kinetic energy. Another important concept is work.

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