Question

A 500g object falls off a cliff and losers 100 J from its gravitational potential energy store. if the gravitational field strength g=9.8N/kg, how high is the cliff?

Answer 1

Answer : Height, h = 20.4 m

Explanation :

It is given that,

Mass of an object, m = 500 g = 0.5 kg

Gravitational potential energy, PE = 100 J

The Gravitational potential energy is the energy which is possessed due to the height and gravity of an object. It is given as :

PE = m g h

where,

h is the height of the cliff.

$100\ J=0.5\ kg\times 9.8\ m/s^2\times h$

h = 20.40 m

So, the height of the cliff is 20.4 m.