If two identical bowling balls are raised to the same height, one on Earth and the other on the moon, which has the larger potential energy relative to the surface of the bodies?

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27 June, 02:00

If two identical bowling balls are raised to the same height, one on Earth and the other on the moon, which has the larger potential energy relative to the surface of the bodies?

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Paulina Atkinson · Answer 1

"The bowling ball on Earth will have a greater potential energy relative to the surface because the Earth has a much greater mass, and therefore a much stronger gravitational acceleration."

Explanation:

Potential energy acts as a result of the object placed over the Earth's surface, The object has the ability to fall because of the gravitational force. Gravitational potential energy is based on the weight of the object and also the height above the ground surface. But the elastic potential energy acts due to the shape of the object. Potential energy is related with the restoring of the forces which is the spring or the force of the gravity.