Mar
30
Which has more potential energy a book on the top shelf of a bookcase or a book on the bottom shelf?
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-The book on the bottom shelf because potential energy is indirectly proportional to height.
-The book on the bottom shelf because potential energy is indirectly proportional to height.
-The two books have an equal amount of energy if they have the same mass.
-The book on the top shelf because potential energy is directly proportional to height.
-The two books have an equal amount of potential energy, regardless of their mass.
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Book on the top shelf
An equal amount of potential energy.
The top shelf because potential energy is directly proportional to height.
The book at higher height will have greater potential energy.
top shelf. it has gravity on its side.
The book on the top of the shelf has more potential energy because it is higher (answer 3 in your list).
Just imagine: If you drop a book onto the floor from a foot up and then from standing on a chair, which would hit the floor harder? (Hint: Which one makes the most noise when it hits?) This is the book with the most potential energy.
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