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Gravitational Potential Energy Store

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Meaning

 
The rock at the top of this stack has a large amount of energy in the gravitational potential energy store.

The gravitational potential energy store is the energy stored in an object that is in a gravitional field.

About The Gravitational Potential Energy Store

The stronger the gravitational field the more energy in the gravitational potential energy store.
The greater the mass of the object the more energy in the gravitational potential energy store.
The greater the height of the object the more energy in the gravitational potential energy store.

Equation

The equation for gravitational potential energy written in words.
The equation for gravitational potential energy written in symbols.