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Question 7
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Figure 1 shows a motorized winch lifting a bucket of gravel.

A diagram showing a motorized winch secured to a support stand on a bench. String from the winch spool runs upwards, over a fixed horizontal bar acting as a pulley, and downward to support a small plastic bucket filled with gravel.

Describe an experiment, using the apparatus in Figure 1, to determine the gravitational potential energy gained by the bucket of gravel as it is lifted.

Your description should include any measuring devices to be used.

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