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A potted plant falls from a window sill and is gaining speed. which one of the following statements is true of the plant? a) its kinetic energy is constant b) its kinetic energy is increasing c) its kinetic
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A potted plant falls from a window sill and is gaining speed. which one of the following statements is true of the plant?

a) its kinetic energy is constant
b) its kinetic energy is increasing
c) its kinetic energy is decreasing​

User Janusz Skonieczny
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Since the plant is falling, the gravitational energy decreases, so it means b) kinetic energy is increasing.

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