Question

1. Which correctly describes gravitational potential energy of the objects in the figure above? 2. If all of the items in the first figure above have the same mass, which two items will have the same gravitational potential energy?

Answer 1

The gravitational potential energy depends on the position of the object, that is, the height. The higher an object is positioned, the greater its potential energy will be. This means that C has greater potential energy than D because its height is greater.

Therefore, the right answer is D.