Question

Help please!!!

A car is coasting down a big hill. Which statement is true about the energy in this system?

Select one

1. Kinetic energy of the car is equal to its potential energy

2. Kinetic energy of the car must be bigger than potential energy

3. The car has both kinetic and potential energies

4. The car only has kinetic energy

Answer 1

The car only has kinetic energy because it is moving. Potential energy would be if the car was sitting at the top of a hill.