Question

An astronaut drops a 1.0 kg object and a 5.0 kg object on the Moon Both objects fall a total distance of 2.0 m vertically. Which of the following best describes the objects after they have fallen a distance of 1.0

m?
They have each gained one-half of their maximum kinetic energy
They have each lost kinetic energy
They have each gained the same amount of potential energy
They have each lost the same amount of potential energy

Answer 1

They have each lost the same amount of potential energy. (The lost potential energy is converted to kinetic energy.)