In a physics problem involving a sled released from rest on a slope, which of the following energy bar charts correctly represents the energy transformations from the initial state (sled released) to the final state (sled stops), where the gravitational energy at the bottom is zero and the increase in thermal energy is represented by ₜₕ?
A) Initial: High gravitational energy, zero kinetic and thermal energy. Final: Zero gravitational energy, high kinetic energy, zero thermal energy.
B) Initial: High gravitational energy, zero kinetic and thermal energy. Final: Zero gravitational energy, zero kinetic energy, high thermal energy.
C) Initial: Zero gravitational energy, high kinetic energy, zero thermal energy. Final: High gravitational energy, zero kinetic energy, high thermal energy.
D) Initial: Zero gravitational energy, zero kinetic energy, high thermal energy. Final: High gravitational energy, high kinetic energy, zero thermal energy.