What Types of Energy Are Utilized by a Child Swinging

question 72

Multiple Choice

What types of energy are utilized by a child swinging on a swing?

• A)chemical energy only, because it is the child's metabolism that powers the muscles that make the swing move
• B)kinetic, potential, and chemical energy: the child powers the swing with chemical energy in the muscle cells, and the swing moves like a pendulum with changing ratios of kinetic and potential energy
• C)kinetic and potential energy only, but in constantly changing ratios: when changing direction, the energy is pure potential energy, but at the bottom of the arc, the energy is pure kinetic energy
• D)kinetic energy only, because the child is in constant motion

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