A stone is dropped from the roof of a house towards the ground. The kinetic energy of the stone will be maximum: (1) just after it is dropped (2) when it is just on the half-way (3) just before it touches the ground (4) when it touches the ground
(3) just before it touches the ground Explanation: When an object reaches the ground it has its maximum value of kinetic energy just before touching the ground. Since kinetic energy + potential energy= Constant; so on reaching ground the potential energy of an object becomes zero (0). The kinetic energy on reaching ground becomes maximum.