A-LevelPhysicsWork, energy and powerMay/June 2021Paper 1 Q151 Mark
A stone is falling vertically through the air at a constant (terminal) velocity. Which energy change is occurring?
Agravitational potential energy to thermal energy
Bgravitational potential energy to kinetic energy of the stone
Ckinetic energy to gravitational potential energy of the stone
Dkinetic energy of the stone to thermal energy
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