Question

A crow is holding a 0.11 kg clam above a rocky beach from a height of 11.5 m. What is the potential energy clam?

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Answer 1

The potential energy (PE) of an object is given by:

PE = mgh

where m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface), and h is the height of the object above a reference level.

In this case, the mass of the clam is 0.11 kg, the height above the beach is 11.5 m, and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s². Therefore, the potential energy of the clam is:

PE = (0.11 kg) × (9.8 m/s²) × (11.5 m) ≈ 12.7 J

So the potential energy of the clam is approximately 12.7 Joules.