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Application Task - GPE 02/02/21

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5 questions

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Question 1

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If Anna lifts a mass of 15 kg onto a table 1.10 m high. How much G.P.E. has the mass gained?

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Question 2

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If Josh climbs a ladder 5.6 m tall, and Sophie has a mass of 59 kg, how much G.P.E. has he gained?

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Question 3

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A man of mass 80 kg standing at the top of a tall building has 96000 J of G.P.E. How tall is the building?

Question 4

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How much G.P.E. would the man in question 3 have if the same building were on the moon? (g = 1.6 N/kg on the moon)

Question 5

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A girl (on the earth) drops a ball of mass 0.5 kg from a height of 2 metres.
i.How much G.P.E. does the ball have before it has dropped?
ii.How much G.P.E. does it have once it hits the ground?
iii.What happens to all of the GPE? (think about energy transfers)