Potential energy an 80 kg hiker gains climbing 1,000 m

Answer: potential energy = 784,532 J (in kilowatt-hours 0.217926 kWh, in food calories 187.508 kcal).

What we know

  • Mass: 80 kg
  • Height: 1000 m

Step by step

Given
m = 80 kg, h = 1000 m
Formula
PE = m × g × h
Substitute
PE = 80 × 9.80665 × 1000
Result
PE = 784,532 J

All results

Potential energy784,532 J
In kilowatt-hours0.217926 kWh
In food calories187.508 kcal

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The physics

Gravitational potential energy is stored height: mass × gravity × elevation. Lift something up and you bank energy; let it fall and the bank pays out as motion, heat or electricity.

Standard acceleration of gravity →