The crate’s acceleration is gravity= 9.81m/s^2
The ball’s acceleration is also gravity=9.81m/s^2
-- Heat is a form of energy.
-- Joule is the SI unit of energy.
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-- Joule is a unit of heat.
'Degree Celsius' and 'Kelvin' are units of temperature.
Heat and temperature are different things.
We won't go there right now.