Answer:
Water > Box of books > Stone > Ball
Explanation:
We'll begin by calculating the potential energy of each object. This can be obtained as follow:
For stone:
Mass (m) = 15 Kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s²
Height (h) = 3 m
Potential energy (PE) =?
PE = mgh
PE = 15 × 10 × 3
PE = 450 J
For water:
Mass (m) = 10 Kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s²
Height (h) = 9 m
Potential energy (PE) =?
PE = mgh
PE = 10 × 10 × 9
PE = 900 J
For ball:
Mass (m) = 1 Kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s²
Height (h) = 20 m
Potential energy (PE) =?
PE = mgh
PE = 1 × 10 × 20
PE = 200 J
For box of books:
Mass (m) = 25 Kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s²
Height (h) = 2 m
Potential energy (PE) =?
PE = mgh
PE = 25 × 10 × 2
PE = 500 J
Summary:
Object >>>>>>>> Potential energy
Stone >>>>>>>>> 450 J
Water >>>>>>>>> 900 J
Ball >>>>>>>>>>> 200 J
Box of books >>> 500 J
Arranging from greatest to least, we have:
Object >>>>>>>> Potential energy
Water >>>>>>>>> 900 J
Box of books >>> 500 J
Stone >>>>>>>>> 450 J
Ball >>>>>>>>>>> 200 J
Water > Box of books > Stone > Ball
