Earth's gravitational potential energy: GPE = mgh = Gravity (9.81m/s2)
Mass (kg) x Height (m)
Kinetic energy:
How do the mass and speed of an object affect the kinetic energy?
A. Mass has half the effect on kinetic energy that speed has.
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B. Mass and speed have the same effect on kinetic energy.
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C. Mass has a greater effect than speed on kinetic energy.
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D. Speed has a greater effect than mass on kinetic energy.

B. Mass and speed have the same effect on kinetic energy.

Explanation:

a rain shadow is a dry region of land on the side that is protected against the prevailing winds of a mountain range. the prevailing winds are the winds that occur most of the time in a particular place of the earth

prevailing winds carry air toward the mountain range. as the air rises up over a mountain range, the air cools, water vapor condenses, and clouds form. on this side of the mountains, called the windward side, precipitation falls in the form of  rain  or snow. this dry air produces a  rain shadow.