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When you drop a rock from a cliff, which of the following happens?

When you drop a rock from a cliff, which of the following happens?-example-1
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Only the rock falls to the earth

As the rock falls from the cliff, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

The force acting on the rock is gravity, causing it to fall.

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