science
Grade6
Easy

Question

If a body is on the ground, then the potential energy is

  1. Infinity
  2. Zero
  3. Negative
  4. Positive

hintHint:

Potential energy depends on the height of the object from the ground.

The correct answer is: Zero


    When the object is on the ground, the potential energy is zero because potential energy depends on the height of the body.
    PE=mgh
    Where, PE= Potential energy,  m= mass of the object, g= gravitational acceleration, and h= height,
    Now,  h=0, as the object is placed on the ground.
    According to the formula,
    PE=m cross times g cross times 0
    Thus, potential energy is zero.
    Hence, when the object is on the ground the potential energy of the object is zero.

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