Question
Which energy change occurs for a water molecule as water falls over a dam?(1 point)
Responses
kinetic energy decreases
kinetic energy decreases
total energy increases
total energy increases
kinetic energy increases
kinetic energy increases
total energy decreases
total energy decreases
Responses
kinetic energy decreases
kinetic energy decreases
total energy increases
total energy increases
kinetic energy increases
kinetic energy increases
total energy decreases
total energy decreases
Answers
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As water falls over a dam, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. Therefore, while the potential energy decreases as the height of the water decreases, the kinetic energy increases as the water accelerates downward. The correct answer regarding the energy change for a water molecule as it falls is:
**kinetic energy increases**.
**kinetic energy increases**.