As an object falls, how are kinetic and potential energy related?

Question

a.Potential energy will decrease in an amount equal to the increase in kinetic energy.
b.These are different forms of energy that will increase or decrease independent of each other.
c.The amount of potential energy and kinetic energy each will remain the same.
d.Both potential energy and kinetic energy will increase equally as the object accelerates.

Answer 1

d. Both potential energy and kinetic energy will increase equally as the object accelerates. However, as the object falls, its potential energy will decrease while its kinetic energy increases. This is because its height decreases, leading to a decrease in potential energy, while its speed increases, leading to an increase in kinetic energy.