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"If the cylinder is brought higher then, its temperature when brought down becomes higher because a greater amount of potential energy is converted to thermal energy."
The potential energy is converted to thermal energy when the object is released the velocity becomes higher because of the acceleration due to gravity.
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A. Underground coal mining is dangerous because of possible tunnel collapse and possible methane gas explosions.
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Dangers of underground coal mining include asphyxiation, methane gas poisoning, tunnel collapse and explosions of methane gas, a highly flammable gas. Methane explosions occur since this gas is a byproduct of coal. This explosion can cause tunnel collapse.