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

Question

(1 point)

at the bottom

Ohalfway down

a quarter of the way down

O at the top

Answer 1

The potential and kinetic energies of the banana will be equal halfway down the cliff.

At the top of the cliff, the banana has maximum potential energy and no kinetic energy. As it falls, potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases. When the banana is halfway down, the loss in potential energy will equal the gain in kinetic energy, making the two energies equal at that point.