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A object which has a mass of 70kg is sitting on a cliff 10m high. Calculate the object's gravitational potential energy. Given g= 10m/s^2

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Gravitational potential energy changes into kinetic energy. The equation for gravitational potential energy is GPE = mgh, where m is the mass in kilograms, g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 on Earth), and his the height above the ground in meters.

Therefore for the problem:

m = 70 kg
g = 10m/s^2
h = 10m

GPE = mgh = (70kg)(10m/s^2)(10m) = 7000 J or 7 kJ

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