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Girl on a swing high up, about to swing down.
The girl in the picture is at the highest point in swinging and starts to come down. Which statement best describes the changes in energy as she begins to descend?
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Kinetic and potential energy are decreasing.
Kinetic and potential energy are decreasing.
Kinetic and potential energy are increasing.
Kinetic and potential energy are increasing.
Potential energy is increasing, and kinetic energy is decreasing.
Potential energy is increasing, and kinetic energy is decreasing.
Kinetic energy is increasing, and potential energy is decreasing.
Kinetic energy is increasing, and potential energy is decreasing.
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Kinetic energy is increasing, and potential energy is decreasing.
As she descends, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, so her speed (and kinetic energy) increases while her height (and potential energy) decreases.
As she descends, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, so her speed (and kinetic energy) increases while her height (and potential energy) decreases.
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