A spacecraft returning from orbit re-enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed and decelerates significantly before deploying its main parachutes.
Explain what happens to the kinetic energy of the spacecraft during this deceleration.
82 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 3.1 Energy stores and calculations, covering 3.1.1 Gravitational potential energy, 3.1.2 Kinetic energy, and 3.1.3 Energy transfers and conservation of energy. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.