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)

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)

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

Energy is converted from other forms, not created.

Speed is not related to energy in any way.

Equal and opposite amounts of other energy are also created.

Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
12 hours ago

The correct statement that describes why the student is incorrect is:

Energy is converted from other forms, not created.

When an object falls, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as it gains speed, in accordance with the law of conservation of energy.