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1. How much potential energy does an object have that has a mss of 10 kg and is 4 meters off the ground on earth?
2. How much potential energy does an object have that has a mass of 10 kg and is 4 meters off the ground on the moon where gravity is 1.6(m/s^2)?
3. If the object falls half way to the ground so that its height is 2m, how much total energy will it have?
4. How much potential energy does it have at a height of 2 meters?
5. How much kinetic energy does it have at 2 meters?
6. If an object is not moving, how much kinetic energy does it have?

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1. How much potential energy does an object have that has a mass of 10 kg and is 4 meters off the ground on earth?

Potential energy = m g h
m= 10 Kg
g= 9.81 m/s^2
h= 4 m
Therefore PE = mgh = 10 x 9.81 x 4 = 392.4 J

2. How much potential energy does an object have that has a mass of 10 kg and is 4 meters off the ground on the moon where gravity is ...

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