Misconceptions about PE
Trending Questions
Q. There is an object of mass 'm' at a height 'h' from the ground. When you say that the potential energy is 'mgh', which of the following is true
- The potential energy at ground level is taken as zero
- Potential energy at infinity is taken as zero
- Potential energy is stored in the object
- 'mgh' is the potential energy of earth-body system
Q.
_________ of a two particle system depends only on the seperation between the two particles.
Kinetic Energy
Total Mechanical Energy
Potential Energy
Total Energy
Q. If a body of mass m is raised to a height 2h above the earth’s surface, the gain in potential energy is
- zero
- mgh/2
- mgh
- 2mgh