What type of energy is primarily converted to kinetic energy when a rolling obje

Practice Questions

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What type of energy is primarily converted to kinetic energy when a rolling object descends a slope?
  1. Potential energy
  2. Thermal energy
  3. Elastic energy
  4. Chemical energy

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What type of energy is primarily converted to kinetic energy when a rolling object descends a slope?
  • Step 1: Understand that when an object is at a height, it has gravitational potential energy.
  • Step 2: When the object starts to roll down a slope, it moves from a higher position to a lower position.
  • Step 3: As the object descends, the gravitational potential energy decreases.
  • Step 4: This lost gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.
  • Step 5: Therefore, the type of energy primarily converted to kinetic energy is gravitational potential energy.
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