Asked by wholemelt

This diagram shows a skier moving down a hill.

A skier halfway between the top and bottom of a hill.
Which statement best describes the skier?

The skier has potential and kinetic energy.
The skier has only potential energy.
The skier has only kinetic energy.
The skier does not have potential or kinetic energy.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The skier has both potential and kinetic energy.

Reason: being halfway up means they have gravitational potential energy relative to the bottom, and because they are moving down the hill they also have kinetic energy.