Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy

Which object do you think has the greatest potential energy?

• green ball

• red ball

• blue ball

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What is the relationship between height and gravitational potential energy?

• direct

• indirect

• inverse

• there is no relationship

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Which of the following is true about gravitational potential energy?

• It increases with decreasing height or mass

• It decreases with increasing height or mass

• It increases with increasing height or mass

• It stays the same no matter what the height or mass

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A baby carriage sitting at the top of a hill is at a height of 21m high. The carriage with the baby weighs 12N. What kind of energy does the carriage have and how much?

• 75 J

• potential energy and 252 J

• kinetic energy and 252 J

• 252J

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Which passenger has the most potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

• A

• G

• D

• C

• G

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At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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What is the value for g (gravity)?

• 99.8 m/s

• 8.9 m/s

• 9.8 m/s

• 9 m/s

An 2 kg apple is hanging in a tree, 3 m off the ground. What is the gravitational potential energy (gravity = 9.8 m/s²) of the apple?

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There is a clock at the top of a tower that is 45m high. The clock weighs 20 kg. Calculate its potential energy. Remember g=9.8 m/s