Multiple choice

Which of the following has the most potential energy?

  1. A car at the top of a hill

  2. A person at the top of a hill

  3. A car speeding down the hill

  4. None of these choice
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Explanation

Gravitational potential energy depends on mass and height (PE = m * g * h). A car has much more mass than a person, so a car at the top of a hill has more potential energy than a person at the same height.

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