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7 March, 10:11

When a falling object reaches a speed called terminal velocity, its speed no longer increases. the object is losing gravitational potential energy but not gaining kinetic energy. since energy must be conserved, where must the gravitational potential energy be going?

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  1. 7 March, 10:37
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    As far as I know, the energy just winds up as heat dispersing into the atmosphere or heating up the falling object.
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