If a monkey drops a banana off a cliff where are the potential and kinetic energies of the banana equal

Question

A quarter of the way down
At the bottom
At the top
Half way down

Answer 1

The potential energy of an object is at its maximum when it is at the highest point, and the kinetic energy is at its maximum when it is at the lowest point. As the banana falls, the potential energy decreases and the kinetic energy increases.

Therefore, the potential and kinetic energies of the banana are equal at the bottom of the cliff.