Question

An object falls through the air, gaining speed as it falls. A student claims that this creates new energy, and so it breaks the law of conservation of energy. Which statement describes why the student is incorrect?(1 point)
Responses

Energy can be created without breaking the law of conservation of energy.
Energy can be created without breaking the law of conservation of energy.

Energy is converted from other forms, not created.
Energy is converted from other forms, not created.

Equal and opposite amounts of other energy are also created.
Equal and opposite amounts of other energy are also created.

Speed is not related to energy in any way.

Answer 1

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be converted from one form to another.