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WHEN AN OBJECT IS DROPPED WHAT HAPPENDS TO THE POTENTIAL AND KENETIC ENERGY AS IT FALLS?

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Answer:

the potential decrease and kinetic increase

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because it goes from a state of rest to a state of movement

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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.

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