Question

The drawing shows two identical airplanes at an air show. The airplanes are flying at the same speed. Airplane W is flying 50 m higher than Airplane X. Which statement best describes the energy of the two airplanes?

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (D)

Explanation:

Gravitational potential energy is defined by the energy acquired by an object due to its positional change in presence of gravitational force.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the height of the object above the ground, its mass and amount of gravitational force applied.

Since, in the given picture two airplanes are flying at different heights, gravitational potential energy will be different.

Since, both the planes are flying at the same speed, kinetic energies of both the planes will be same.

Therefore, option (D) will be the answer.