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Which energy change occurs for a water molecule as water falls over a dam?(1 point)
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kinetic energy decreases
kinetic energy decreases

total energy increases
total energy increases

total energy decreases
total energy decreases

kinetic energy increases

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kinetic energy increases

As the water falls, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy (neglecting losses), so the molecule's kinetic energy increases.