While playing a game at a fair, a person lifts a mallet above her head. She then
lets the mallet fall toward a target, as shown below.
Mallet
Target
Which of the following statements describes an energy change that takes place as
the person lifts the mallet and then lets it fall toward the target?
3) Kinetic energy increases as the mallet reaches its highest point.
b) Potential energy decreases the mallet reaches its highest point.
c) Kinetic energy converts to potential energy as the mallet falls toward the
target
d) Potential energy converts to kinetic energy as the mallet falls toward the
target