NAME: Jhoana Cleoh T.

Galao
1. A ball with a mass of 10.0kg is lifted to a height of 2.00m above the ground. The
ball is then allowed to fall to the ground. Disregard any friction force while
answering these questions.

A) Calculate the potential energy of the ball when raised to 2.00m above the
ground.
PE = mgh = 10.0kg * 9.8m/s2* 2.00m = 196J

B) How much kinetic energy does the ball have when held 2.00m above the
ground?
0J(it’s not moving)

C) How much kinetic energy does the ball have just when it reaches the
ground? How do you know?
196J –
Law of Conservation of Energy (since it has no PE, all energy must be KE)

D) Calculate the velocity of the ball just when it reaches the ground.

V =√2KE/m =√2 * 196J / 10.0kg = 6.26m/s

2. A ball is raised to a height of 30.0m above the ground. What would its velocity be
when it has fallen to a height of 15.0m above the ground? You must solve this as a
conservation of energy problem, and can do it in one step!
KE + PE = KE’ + PE’KE before = 0J
so therefore PE = KE’ + PE’mgh = mv2/2 + mgh’simplify:
gh = mv2/2 + gh’