Newtonian Basics

  • On average, the Chandler variety of walnut weighs between 9g and 13g
  • Each tree ranges from 40' to 60' when full grown.
  • Every year, around the end of August, walnuts begin to fall to the ground, sometimes they get a little help as you'll see in the next section

Calculating Potential Energy
                                                                            PE(gravitational) = mgh

                                                                                           = (0.011kg)(9.81m/s²)(15.24m)
                                                                                           = 1.65 J

  • Although it may not seem like a lot of energy, there are about 15,000 walnut per tree! This means total, there is about 25 kJ worth of potential energy held within a single tree!

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