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State the energy changes taking place in the case of a truck climbing a hill.


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Answer :

When a truck climbs a hill, Kinetic energy is converted to Potential energy

Explanation

  • The truck moves up a hill, so it has Kinetic energy while moving, and also its altitude increases as well
  • Therefore, its potential energy is increasing
  • Here the kinetic energy is converted to potential energy by climbing the hill.

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