A Stone Is Held at a Height H Above the Ground

question 144

Multiple Choice

A stone is held at a height h above the ground. A second stone with four times the mass of the first one is held at the same height. The gravitational potential energy of the second stone compared to
That of the first stone is

• A) four times as much.
• B) one-fourth as much.
• C) one-half as much.
• D) twice as much.
• E) the same.

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