Gravitational potential energy is usually just written as GPE
Explanation:
The gravitational potential energy of an object is the energy possessed by the object due to its position in a gravitational field. It is usually indicated with GPE.
Near the Earth's surface, the GPE of an object is given by
[tex]GPE=mgh[/tex]
where
m is the mass of the object
[tex]g=9.8 m/s^2[/tex] is the acceleration of gravity near the surface
h is the heigth of the object above the surface
We notice that the GPE is directly proportional to the heigth above the ground, h: therefore, when the object is lifted from the ground, its GPE increases, while when it is lowered towards the ground, its GPE decreases.
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