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==Key Stage 5==
===Meaning===
A '''gravitational equipotential''' is an imaginary surface within a [[Gravitational Field|gravitational field]] in which any location on that surface has the same [[Gravitational Potential|gravitational potential]].

===About Gravitational Equipotentials===
: '''Gravitational equipotentials''' can, in most cases, be thought of as a shell surrounding an [[object]] where all points on that shell have the same [[Gravitational Potential|gravitational potential]]. However, a '''gravitational equipotential''' may be a shell which does not surround an [[object]] when multiple [[Gravitational Field|gravitational fields]] are surrounding a region of space.
: The shape of a '''gravitational equipotential''' is affected by the [[mass]] distribution of the [[object]] and the [[Gravitational Field|gravitational fields]] of other local [[object]]s.
: Lines of '''gravitational equipotential''' are always at right angles to the direction of the [[Field Line|field lines]].

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