Question: When a magnet is allowed to freely fall down toward a plate of copper, which of the following happen? [ Select all options that apply.

When a magnet is allowed to freely fall down toward a plate of copper, which of the following happen? [Select all options that apply. If options X and Y both occur, enter the string 'XY' without the quotation marks.]
A) The copper plate warms up a little bit due to internal resistance to flowing current.
B) The magnet crashes hard into the plate transferring all the accumulated kinetic energy via the collision.
C) A circular electric field is induced in the copper plate, driving loops of current.
D) An induced current forms whose magnetic moment opposes the magnetic moment of the dropping magnet.

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