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It means that if an object is elevated to a higher position, it has more energy. It takes work to push the object up against Earth's gravitation; this work can be recovered when the object goes down again. While it is up, you can think of energy being saved in the object due to its position. More precisely, the energy is saved in the system Earth-object.
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What is the SI unit for Gravatational Potential Energy?
Joule
A statue has a mass of 14 kg on a shelf it sits 2m from the fround what is the gravatational potential energy?
The statue has 274.4 joules of gravatational potential energyrelative to the fround.
Is gravatational energy kinetic or potential energy?
Gravatational and Potential Energys are the same, they simply both have the potential to fall (its higher up) and Kintic Energy is was is created when for example a roller coaster moves?! I has Kinetic Energy and some is lost throughout sound and heat as thats is another type pf energy that is created when a roller coaster moves.
Is a bird sitting on a wire potential energy?
yes, as long as the wire is off the ground, the bird will have gravatational energy as it has the possibility to do something while falling. One could even argue that a bird flying has both kinetic and gravatational potential energy. i hope that clears things up!
What are examples of forms of energy?
Potential energy and kinetic energy are two forms of energy. Potential energy is stored energy and is the energy of position; gravitational energy is an example of potential energy. Kinetic energy is the motion of waves, molecules, objects, and substances.
Why do waves carry?
waves carry by energy and the energy is gravatational
What is unit of intensity of gravitational field and gravitational potential?
gravatational force
What is the gravatational potential energy of a rock with a mass of 15 kg sitting on a bank 25m above the bottom of a creek?
Use the formula PE = mgh (gravitational potential energy = mass x gravity x height). You can use 9.8 [meters/second2] for gravity. The answer will be in joules.
What type of energy does sitting use?
potential
Is potential energy a chemical energy when dealing with chemical bonds?
Chemical energy is a type of potential energy, if that's what you mean.
What kind of energy does a parked car have?
What does potential energy mean.
What is the person's potential energy at this height?
Not sure what you mean by "this height". An object's potential energy is equal to:gravitational potential energy = mass x gravity x height
