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5:35 PM blackboard.tamuk.edu 29% none QUESTION 5 1 points Save Answer A skydiver jumps out of a plane. As he gets closer to Earth's surface, would you expect his potential and kinetic energy to increase or decrease? O Potential energy increases, kinetic energy increases up to a constant value. O Potential energy increases, kinetic energy decreases. OPotential energy decreases, kinetic energy decreases. O Potential energy decreases, kinetic energy increases up to a constant value. 1 points Save Answer QUESTION 6

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As the skydiver jump,

his potential energy -: which depends on his height -- decreases as it is converted into kinetic energy and energy

dissipated by air resistance.

His kinetic energy -: which depends of the square of his velocity -- increases until he hits his terminal velocity.

The energy dissipated by air resistance appears as thermal energy

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