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A flowerpot that has a mass of 1.5 kg is sitting on a windowsill 30 meters from the ground. Is the energy of the flowerpot potential of kine
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Answer:
It is Potential and corresponding to
90
J
.
Explanation:
Potential Energy is energy stored in the system and ready (potentially) to be changed into, say, Kinetic Energy through movement.
The general expression for Gravitational Potential Energy is:
U=mgh
where:
mg is the weight; h is the height relative to a certain reference level (the ground in this case) choosen to have zero Potential Energy.
With your data we get:
U=3⋅30=90J