Which is an example of potential energy being converted into kinetic energy?
A. someone pushing really hard on a brick wall
B. a bicyclist coasting up a hill after going really fast
C. a dead branch falling from the top of a really tall tree
D. a basketball player rising up before dunking the ball

Question

Which is an example of potential energy being converted into kinetic energy?
 A. someone pushing really hard on a brick wall
 B. a bicyclist coasting up a hill after going really fast
 C. a dead branch falling from the top of a really tall tree
 D. a basketball player rising up before dunking the ball

Shadow · Answer

What do you think the answer is?

Mal87 · Answer

I think the answer is C

Shadow · Answer

Correct. This is a conversion of gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy.