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A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching the ground. What happens to its kinetic energy?
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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 becomes kinetic energy. When the object hits the ground, all its kinetic energy gets converted into heat energy and sound energy.
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