Question

A student has a bag of Takis. They accidentally rip a hole in the bag and
the takis begin to fall onto the floor. As the takis fall they are losing
potential energy and gaining what type of energy?

Answer 1

Answer:

kinetic energy

Explanation:

Potential energy is the energy of an object while it is not moving, kinetic energy is an energy of an object while it is moving.

When an object is losing potential energy, it slowly starts moving.

when an object loses kinetic energy it slowly starts stopping.

So in a nutshell, the Takis are falling and losing their potential energy, while gaining kinetic energy.