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The animation at right shows how the energy of a baseball
changes as it falls. Note that when it starts (from rest) all
of its energy is in the form of gravitational potential
energy (GPE). As it falls and loses GPE, its kinetic energy
(KE) increases so that its total mechanical energy (TME)
remains constant. |
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last update December 26, 2005 by JL Stanbrough