Question
an object held in the air has a gpe of 470 J. the object then is dropped. halfway down, what is the objects kinetic energy?
Answers
drwls
It will be half of the gravitational potential energy at the higher location, assuming zero gpe is defined to be at ground level.
Actually, zero gpe can be defined to be anywhere. It is the CHANGE in gpe that matters when calculating kinetic energy.
Actually, zero gpe can be defined to be anywhere. It is the CHANGE in gpe that matters when calculating kinetic energy.