An object pass through the air gaining speed as it falls a student claims that this creates new energy and so he breaks the law of conservation of energy which statement describes why the student is incorrect

Question

An object pass through the air gaining speed as it falls a student claims that this creates new energy and so he breaks the law of conservation of energy which statement describes why the student is incorrect

Energy can be created without breaking the law of conservation of energy

Energy is converted from other forms Not created

Speed is not related to energy in anyway

Equal and opposite amount of other energy are also created

Answer 1

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. In this case, the potential energy of the object as it falls is being converted into kinetic energy as it gains speed. This does not mean that new energy is being created. Speed is directly related to energy as kinetic energy is directly proportional to an object's speed. Therefore, the student's claim that new energy is being created is incorrect.