I'm stuck between B and C

In the problem, I know the potential energy increases because the height increases.

A block is at the bottom of a frictionless ramp and is given a kick so that it has some initial velocity and starts to slide up the ramp. There
is no air resistance. Which of the following is true of the energy of the block as it slides?
(A) Its potential energy will increase; its kinetic energy will decrease.
(C) Both its potential and kinetic energies will increase.
(B) Its potential energy will decrease; its kinetic energy will increase.
(D) Both its potential and kinetic energies will decrease.

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Answer:

Explanation:

The answer is A. First of all, due to the First Law of Thermodynamics, energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes form. That being said, it is impossible for the PE and the KE to both increase or decrease at the same time. The second one starts decreasing, the other starts increasing at the exact same rate. PE exists or is at its highest when an object has the potential to fall to a point lower than it is, and it is at this point where Kinetic energy is the lowest. If this block is kicked UP a ramp, which is odd but there you have it, the potential energy increases as it gets higher off the ground. Because of gravity, and assuming that once the block is kicked, the foot that kicked it is no longer important to it (meaning it's not being pushed up, it's just kicked once and that's it) and it will slow down very quickly. KE exists where there is a great amount of velocity.

The answer is A.

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