Asked by Makayla

As an object is in free-fall to the ground _____.

K.E. = P.E.
P.E. = zero
P.E. converts to K.E.
K.E. converts to P.E.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
P.E. converts to K.E.

As it falls (neglecting air resistance), gravitational potential energy decreases and is converted into kinetic energy, so the object's speed (and K.E.) increases. (Whether P.E. = 0 depends on your chosen reference level; K.E. = P.E. is not generally true except at a particular instant for special conditions.)