Gordon throws a baseball into the air. it rises, stops when it reaches its greatest height, and then falls back down to the ground. at what point does kinetic energy convert to potential energy? a. when the baseball is rising
b. when the baseball is falling
c. just after the baseball hits the ground
d. while the baseball is stopped in the air

Ibelieve that the correct answer is: c. along plate boundaries

W= fd
where f is an applied force and d is the distance over which it is applied. when a parachuting skydiver is at constant velocity, he is experiencing "terminal velocity", the point at which his acceleration down is canceled out by air resistance. that means that the resisting force of the air is equal to his weight, but in the opposite direction. with this, we can solve for the work done by the force.
w = fd
w = (92.0)(9.81 m/s^2) (325)
w= 2.93 x 10^5 j
the value for work in this case is positive because it is pushing up on the skydiver, who has a downward force of gravity.
therefore the answer is 2.93 x 10^5 j