Question

Which diagram models the position of a soccer ball when it has the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Diagram C is the correct answer, because the ball is at the point with the highest height relative to the ground, in this way all the kinetic energy has been transformed into potential energy.

We must remember that potential energy is defined as the product of mass by gravity by height

Ep = m*g*h

where:

m = mass [kg]

g = gravity acceleration [m/s²]

h = elevation [m]

So when we have a great value for h in the above equation, we will have a big value for potential energy.