Total energy?
Classical Mechanics
Level
1
An object is thrown vertically upwards. As it rises, its total energy
remains constant
decreases
first increases, and then becomes zero at the highest point
increases
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1 solution
Conservation of mechanical energy states that the total energy of a system remains constant unless acted upon by an external force. The potential energy is m g h , and the kinetic is 2 m v 2 . The sum total of these values will always be the same.