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A rock at the edge of a 200-m high cliff has more potential energy than an equal sized rock at the edge of a 600-m high cliff.
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A rock at the edge of a 200-m high cliff has more potential energy than an equal sized rock at the edge of a 600-m high cliff.

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False, the potential energy is proportional to the height, therefore the rock at the edge of the 600m cliff would have three times more Ep than the one at the edge of the 200m cliff.
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