Calculate the kinetic or potential energy in joules for each of the following situations:

A. A 2.5 kg book is held 2.0 m above the ground.
B. A 15 g snowball is moving through the air at 3.5 m/s.
C. A 35 kg child is sitting at the top of a slide that is 3.5 m above the ground.
D. An 8,500 kg airplane is flying at 220 km/h.

3 answers

A.) 0 because it's not in motion
B.) 91.875 J
C.)1,201.725 J
D.) 205,700,000 J
Why me?
A-potential:49j
B- kinetic: 0.091875j
C-potential:437.5j
D-potential:
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