A 2-Kg Stone Falls 100 Meters near the Surface of the Earth

Multiple Choice

A 2-kg stone falls 100 meters near the surface of the earth. It strikes the ground without any rebound thereby making a completely inelastic collision with the earth. Approximately how much kinetic energy is transferred to the earth in this process?

A) zero joules
B) 200 J
C) 2000 J
D) 10 000 J
E) 20 000 J