Answer: The 6 kg rock sitting on a 3.2 m cliff.
Explanation:
The potential energy of an object of mass M that is at a height H above the ground us:
U = M*H*g
where g is the gravitational acceleration:
g = 9.8m/s^2
Then:
"An 8 kg rock sitting on a 2.2 m cliff"
M = 8kg
H = 2.2m
U = 8kg*2.2m*9.8 m/s^2 = 172.48 J
"a 6 kg rock sitting on a 3.2 m cliff"
M = 6kg
H = 3.2m
U = 6kg*3.2m*9.8m/s^2 = 188.16 J
You can see that the 6kg rock on a 3.2m cliff has a larger potential energy.
