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A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching the ground. What happens to its kinetic energy

When an object falls freely towards the ground, its potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases. As the object touches the ground, all its potential energy gets converted into kinetic energy. As the object hits the hard ground, all its kinetic energy gets converted into heat energy and sound energy. It can also deform the ground depending upon the nature of the ground and the amount of kinetic energy possessed by the object.

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WHEN A FREELY FALLING BODY EVENTUALLY STOPS ON REACHING THE GROUND,ITS KINETIC ENERGY APPEARS IN THE FORM OF-

1}HEAT {THE BODY AND THE GROUND BECOME WARMER DUE TO COLLOSION}

2}SOUND {PRODUCED DUE TO COLLISION OF THE BODY WITH THE GROUND}

3}POTENTIAL ENERGY OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE BODY AND THE GROUND {THE BODY MAY BE DEFORMED AND THE GROUND MAY BE DEPRESSED AT THE PLACE OF COLLISION}

THIS PROCESS IN WHICH THE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE FREELY FALLING BODY IS LOST IN AN UNPRODUCTIVE CHAIN OF ENERGY CHANGES IS CALLED DISSIPATION OF ENERGY.

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