Question

What can the loss of energy experienced when a drop of water falls down along the surface of the window be attributed to?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

An object is said to have gravitational potential energy if the gravitational force can do work on it and depends on the mass of the object and height. So what happens during the fall of the water is the transformation of gravitational potential energy in kinetic energy.

Answer 2

Answer:

The transition of potential energy into kinetic energy is responsible for the energy loss.

Explanation:

The water at the peak of the cascade is higher in the Earth's gravitational field and has gravitational potential energy.

• The potential energy is converted to kinetic energy when it falls.
• The conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy is responsible for the energy loss.
• At first, the potential energy of a drop of water at rest is maximal.
• This gravitational potential energy is activated as it falls along the window's surface.

A change of energy occurs here.