Question

An object is released from rest a height h above the ground. A second object with four times the mass of the first if released from the same height the potential energy of the second object compared to the first is a. four times moors. b. twice as much. c. the same d. sixteen times more.

Answer 1

A. Four times

Step-by-step explanation:

Gravitational Potential Energy (PE) is given as PE=mass*gravity*height

setting the equations of potential energy equal to each other for each object you get

m1gh=m2gh

then you can cancel out the gravity and height and get

m1=m2

then we know the mass of the second object is 4 times the mass of the first object so

m2=4m1