An object that is 0.5 m above the ground has the same amount of potential energy as a spring that is stretched
0.5 m. Each distance is then doubled
How will the potential energies of the object and the
spring compare after the distances are doubled?
The gravitational potential energy of the object will
be two times greater than the elastic potential energy
of the spring
The elastic potential energy of the spring will be four
times greater than the gravitational potential energy
of the object
The elastic potential energy of the spring will be two
times greater than the gravitational potential energy
of the object
The potential energies will remain equal to one
another