2. A child swings back and forth on a swing with no friction or air resistance between points X and Z, as shown. Point Y is the lowest point in the swing, where height is zero. Which of the following is equal to the kinetic energy of the child at point Y? (A) The kinetic energy of the child at point X.
(B) The kinetic energy of the child at point Z.
(C) The potential energy of the child at point Y.
(D) The potential energy of the child at point Z.

c

Explanation:

the answer would most likely be c, because if it's a comical piece of information, it may likely not be true, if it's a site that allows anybody to edit the content, it could mean a five year old is typing the info, and if it's a tv show produced by a celeb, it may have a biased opinion.

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.