A launcher uses a compressed spring to fire a ball of mass 0.050 kg vertically upwards. The spring stores 1.2 J of elastic potential energy. All of this energy is transferred to the ball. The gravitational field strength is 9.8 N/kg. Calculate the maximum height the ball can reach.
0.59 m
4.9 m
24 m
2.4 m
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 1.1 Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored before and after such changes, covering 1.1.1 Energy stores and systems, 1.1.2 Changes in energy, 1.1.3 Energy changes in systems, and 1.1.4 Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.