Question
If the kinetic and potential energy in a system are equal, then the potential energy increases. What happens as a result?
Total energy increases.
Stored energy decreases.
Energy of motion decreases.
Total energy decreases.
Total energy increases.
Stored energy decreases.
Energy of motion decreases.
Total energy decreases.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
If the kinetic and potential energy in a system are equal and the potential energy increases, it implies that the kinetic energy must decrease in order to conserve total energy, assuming no external work is done on the system.
The correct statement in this scenario is:
**Energy of motion decreases.**
This is because when potential energy increases, kinetic energy (energy of motion) must decrease to keep the total mechanical energy of the system constant.
The correct statement in this scenario is:
**Energy of motion decreases.**
This is because when potential energy increases, kinetic energy (energy of motion) must decrease to keep the total mechanical energy of the system constant.