Friday 1 April 2016

4.13 understand how conservation of energy produces a link between gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy and work

When something is falling, GPE is being converted into KE. This means that the further it goes, the faster it falls (well, until it reaches terminal velocity), as it is gaining more KE the further it has fallen. This equation may be useful to remember...

Kinetic energy gained = gravitational potential energy lost

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