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If the car falls down the side of the cliff, what is happening to the gravitational potential energy of the falling car (Assume the bottom of the cliff is zero)

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the gravitational potential energy is decreasing

the gravitational potential energy has not changed

the gravitational potential energy is increasing

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Step-by-step explanation:

Gravitational potential energy is energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field. ... The gravitational potential energy is equal to its weight times the height to which it is lifted. PE = kg x 9.8 m/s2 x m = joules. The 9.8 us the gravitational acceleration constant.

so the answer is "the gravitational potential energy is decreasing"

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