A Stone Is Dropped from a Bridge and Allowed to Free-Fall

question 28

Short Answer

A stone is dropped from a bridge and allowed to free-fall downward.As it falls a certain distance its gravitational potential energy decreases by 1000J.By how much does the stone's
Kinetic energy increase? (Neglect air resistance.) a. $100 \mathrm {~J}$
b. $500 \mathrm {~J}$
c. $1000 \mathrm {~J}$
d. $2200 \mathrm {~J}$

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