Question

Which situation shows potential energy transforming into kinetic energy 1.A car stopped at a stoplight 2.A flowerpot falling from a balcony 3.A cow standing in a field 4.A bicycle slowing down

Answer 1

Answer:

2.A flowerpot falling from a balcony

Explanation:

Potential energy is the internal energy within a body at rest or at a height above the ground. In this case of the falling flowerpot, the flowerpot initially has a potential energy due to its position on the balcony above the surface of the earth. As the flowerpot falls, the work done against gravity in taking the flowerpot to this height on the balcony (equivalent to the potential energy) is transformed into the kinetic energy of motion as the flowerpot falls down through the height.