Asked by martin

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: halfway down, the skier still has gravitational potential energy (because of height above the bottom) and also has kinetic energy because they are moving.