A student wishes to use the pendulum and wooden block shown to investigate energy transfer between kinetic and potential. Which procedure would BEST allow the student to complete measurements for the investigation and which energy transformation will occur during the investigation? Throw the pendulum with different amounts of force. The kinetic energy of the pendulum transforms into potential energy, which then is transferred to the wooden block. The larger the force used to throw the pendulum, the more kinetic energy the pendulum has. This means the pendulum will have more potential energy when it hits the block.

Throw the pendulum with different amounts of force. The potential energy of the pendulum transforms into kinetic energy, which then is transferred to the wooden block. The larger the force used to throw the pendulum, the more potential energy the pendulum has. This means the pendulum will have more kinetic energy when it hits the block.

Release the pendulum from a measured height. The kinetic energy of the pendulum transforms into potential energy, which then is transferred to the wooden block. The higher the pendulum is raised, the more kinetic energy the pendulum has. This means the pendulum will have more potential energy when it hits the block.

Release the pendulum from a measured height and allow it to swing down and collide with the wooden block at the bottom of the swing. The potential energy of the pendulum transforms into kinetic energy, which then is transferred to the wooden block. The higher the pendulum is raised, the more potential energy the pendulum has. This means the pendulum will have more kinetic energy when it hits the block.