Question

The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 m/s2. What is the gravitational potential energy of a 1200-kg lander resting on top of a 350-m hill?

Answer 1

The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 m/s2. What is the gravitational potential energy of a 1200-kg lander resting on top of a 350-m hill?

672,000 J

How many times more gravitational potential energy would the same lander have on top of a 350-m hill on Earth?

It would have 6 times more gravitational potential energy.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Gravitational potential energy is energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field. The equation for gravitational potential energy is GPE = mgh.

GPE = 1200(1.6)(350) = 672000 J

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