A Kid Slides Down an Icy (Frictionless) Hill Starting from Rest

question 62

Multiple Choice

A kid slides down an icy (frictionless) hill starting from rest. At the top his gravitational potential energy is 500 J.
-He slides all the way down to the valley bottom where his gravitational potential energy becomes zero.His kinetic energy at the bottom will be

• A)0 J.
• B)500 J.
• C)some value between 0 and 500 J.
• D)none of the above.

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