Question

A camera rests on a platform that is 10 meters above the ground. what kind of energy does it possess?

Answer 1

Is the camera moving?
Nope, it's at rest.
No kinetic energy there.

Is it at some distance above ground?
Yepp, height of 10m.
You've got gravitational potential energy!

To calculate it you'll use the equation:


`energy = mgh`
... if you want to. ;)

Answer 2

this is gravitational potential energy that is stored in that position of camera

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know that the camera is at height 10 m from the ground

`h = 10 m`

also we know that camera is at the position of 10 m from the ground at rest position

So here we can say that kinetic energy of the camera is ZERO

so here the energy is possessed due to the position of the camera and it is the gravitational potential energy that is stored in it

So here the energy is given as

`U = mgH`

so this is gravitational potential energy that is stored in that position of camera