Gravitational potential energy is the energy an object has by virtue of its position above the surface of the Earth. When an object is lifted, work is done. When work is done in raising the height ...

Any object lifted above the ground has gravitational potential energy (\(E_{p}\) or GPE). The amount of gravitational potential energy an object has on Earth depends on its: mass; height above the ...

Segment 4E: Gravitational Potential and Kinetic Energy Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy are defined and explained mathematically through multiple example problems.

You have been warned. Let me write the work-energy principle as: So, instead of having the work done by gravity, I have this change in gravitational potential energy term. If I let the ...