Question

A large boulder sits at the top edge of a cliff, this is boulder A. A smaller boulder sits on a ledge half way down the same cliff, this is boulder B. Which boulder has the greatest potential energy, A or B?
bobpursley
PE= mgh
for the top boulder, M is larger, and h is larger than the other bolder.

So which has the greater PE?
A has greater PE?

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