When a freely falling body eventually stops on reaching the ground, its kinetic energy gets converted into heat energy (as the body and ground warm up due to the collision), sound energy, and potential energy due to deformation or change in shape.
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A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching the ground. What happens to its kinetic energy?
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