Question

A toboggan is sliding down an icy slope. As it goes down, _________ does work on the toboggan and ends up converting __________ energy to _________ energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

As it goes down, weight does work on the toboggan and it ends up converting gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy.

1. weight

2. gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy.

Explanation:

As it goes down, weight does work on the toboggan and it ends up converting gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy.

work done by toboggan = weight × distance

W = mg and the distance is down the icy slope

By using law of conservation of energy, energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be conserve from one form to another in a closed system.

Toboggan converts gravitational potential energy (mgh) to kinetic energy(¹/₂mv²)