Question

If a monkey drops a banana off of a cliff, where are the potential and kinetic energies of the banana equal?(1 point)
Responses

a quarter of the way down
a quarter of the way down

at the bottom
at the bottom

at the top
at the top

halfway down

Answer 1

The potential energy (PE) and kinetic energy (KE) of the banana will be equal halfway down the cliff.

At the top, the banana has maximum potential energy and minimum kinetic energy. As it falls, potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases. When the banana has fallen halfway, the amount of energy converted from potential to kinetic will be equal.

So, the correct answer is:

**halfway down**.