Pauline the pigeon is perched at the top of St Paul’s Cathedral, a height of 111 m. Pauline has a mass of 0.9 kg and the gravitational field strength is 9.8 m/s2. Complete the symbol equation below to give the equation you would use to calculate Pauline’s gravitational potential energy.Ep = ?
Question
Pauline the pigeon is perched at the top of St Paul’s Cathedral, a height of 111 m. Pauline has a mass of 0.9 kg and the gravitational field strength is 9.8 m/s2. Complete the symbol equation below to give the equation you would use to calculate Pauline’s gravitational potential energy.Ep = ?
Solution
The equation for gravitational potential energy (Ep) is:
Ep = m * g * h
where: m is the mass of the object (in this case, Pauline the pigeon), g is the gravitational field strength, h is the height above the ground.
So, for Pauline the pigeon perched at the top of St Paul’s Cathedral, the equation would be:
Ep = 0.9 kg * 9.8 m/s² * 111 m
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