Question

If a monkey drops a banana off of a cliff, where are the potential and kinetic energies of the banana equal?(1 point)
Responses

at the top
at the top

at the bottom
at the bottom

a quarter of the way down
a quarter of the way down

halfway down

Answer 1

The potential and kinetic energies of the banana will be equal at the halfway point down the cliff.

At the top, the banana has maximum potential energy and no kinetic energy since it is at rest. As it falls, its potential energy decreases while its kinetic energy increases. When it reaches halfway down, the potential energy lost equals the kinetic energy gained, making them equal.

So the correct answer is **halfway down**.