Question

A moving hang glider has ____ energy, which converts to _____ energy once the hang glider stops.

Answer 1

Answer: kinetic , potential

Explanation: According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. It can only be transformed from one form to another.

Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object by virtue of its motion.

Potential energy is the energy possessed by an object by virtue of its position.

Thus a moving hang glider possesses kinetic energy which is converted to potential energy when it stops.

Answer 2

A moving hang glider has kinetic energy, which converts to potential energy once the hang glider stops.