Item RG083002: A box on the top shelf has more energy than a box on a lower shelf because the box on the higher shelf is farther from the ground.
A girl has two boxes that are exactly the same. She puts one box on the middle shelf of a bookcase and one box on the top shelf as shown in the drawing below.
Which box has more energy and why?
- The box on the middle shelf has more energy because it is closer to the ground.
- The box on the top shelf has more energy because it is farther from the ground.
- The boxes have the same amount of energy because they are exactly the same.
- The boxes have no energy because they are not moving.