An object falls through the air, gaining speed as it falls. A student claims that this creates new energy, and so it breaks the law of conservation of energy. Which statement describes why the student is incorrect?(1 point)
Responses
Energy can be created without breaking the law of conservation of energy.
Energy can be created without breaking the law of conservation of energy.
Energy is converted from other forms, not created.
Energy is converted from other forms, not created.
Equal and opposite amounts of other energy are also created.
Equal and opposite amounts of other energy are also created.
Speed is not related to energy in any way.
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be converted from one form to another.
The correct statement that describes why the student is incorrect is: Energy is converted from other forms, not created.
When an object falls through the air and gains speed, the energy it gains is not newly created energy. Instead, it is being converted from other forms of energy, such as potential energy or gravitational potential energy. The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. So, the object's increase in speed is due to the conversion of existing energy, not the creation of new energy.