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3. explain the law of conservation of energy.

4. what happens to potential energy as the penny falls?

5. what happens to kinetic energy as the penny falls?

6. what happens to total energy as the penny falls?

7. how much energy does the penny start with?

8. with how much energy does the penny end? is this enough energy to cause serious damage?

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3. explain the law of conservation of energy.

4. what happens to potential energy as the penny falls?

5. what happens to kinetic energy as the penny falls?

6. what happens to total energy as the penny falls?

7. how much energy does the penny start with?

8. with how much energy does the penny end? is this enough energy to cause serious damage?

Accepted Answer

### Question 3
# Brief Explanations:
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form (e.g., potential, kinetic, thermal) to another, and the total energy of an isolated system remains constant.
# Answer:
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed; total energy in an isolated system is constant.

### Question 4
# Brief Explanations:
As the penny falls, its height above the ground decreases. Gravitational potential energy ($PE = mgh$, where $m$ is mass, $g$ is acceleration due to gravity, $h$ is height) depends on height, so potential energy decreases.
# Answer:
Potential energy decreases as the penny falls (due to decreasing height).

### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
As the penny falls, its speed increases (due to gravity). Kinetic energy ($KE=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$, where $v$ is velocity) depends on speed, so kinetic energy increases as the penny accelerates downward.
# Answer:
Kinetic energy increases as the penny falls (due to increasing speed).

### Question 6
# Brief Explanations:
By the Law of Conservation of Energy, in the absence of non - conservative forces (like air resistance, if we assume ideal conditions), the total energy (sum of potential and kinetic energy) of the penny remains constant. If air resistance is considered, total energy decreases slightly as energy is dissipated as heat due to air resistance, but in many basic physics problems, we assume negligible air resistance, so total energy is conserved.
# Answer:
Total energy remains constant (if no non - conservative forces; with air resistance, it slightly decreases).

### Question 7
# Brief Explanations:
The penny starts with gravitational potential energy (assuming it starts from rest at a height $h$). Using the formula $PE = mgh$, where $m$ is the mass of the penny, $g = 9.8\ m/s^{2}$ (acceleration due to gravity), and $h$ is the initial height above the ground. If we know the mass of the penny (e.g., a U.S. penny has a mass of about $2.5\ g=0.0025\ kg$) and the initial height, we can calculate the initial energy. For example, if it starts from a height of $h$ meters, the initial energy $E = mgh$.
# Answer:
The penny starts with gravitational potential energy, $E = mgh$ (where $m$ is penny’s mass, $g = 9.8\ m/s^{2}$, $h$ is initial height).

### Question 8
# Brief Explanations:
At the end (when it reaches the ground, assuming negligible air resistance), the penny’s initial potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, so $E=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}=mgh$ (same as initial energy). A penny’s mass is small, so even when falling from a great height, the kinetic energy at impact is low (e.g., from a tall building, air resistance also limits speed). The energy is typically not enough to cause serious damage (it might sting but not cause major injury) because the mass of the penny is very small, leading to a relatively small amount of kinetic energy at impact.
# Answer:
The penny ends with kinetic energy (equal to initial potential energy, neglecting air resistance). This energy is not enough to cause serious damage (due to the penny’s small mass).

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