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What does the lower case g in the Gravitational Potential energy formula stand for?
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∙ 13y ago
It stands for the acceleration of gravity. (9.8 meters per second2) or (32.2 feet per second2)
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How can you change the gravitational potential energy of an object?
Put it on a higher shelf. Or a lower one.
As water moves from the lower basin into the upper basin what type of energy does it mainly gain?
Gravitational potential energy.
What is gravitatinal potetial energy?
That refers to potential energy related to a gravitational field. In simple terms, an object that is higher up has more energy than one that is lower. This energy can be converted into other energy types; for example, when an object falls down, its potential energy is converted to kinetic energy (i.e., movement). The formula for gravitational potential energy is: GPE = wh (weight x height) or equivalently: GPE = mgh (mass x gravity x height)
What is the formula to solve Gravitational Potential Energy?
E (joules) = mgh where: m = mass (Kilograms) g = acceleration due to gravity (metres per second squared) h = height above ground (or lower boundary) (metres)
When an electrical charge moves from a higher potential energy to a lower potential energy does what?
when an electric charger moves from higher to lower potential energy, it supplies energy to us but when it is moved from lower to higher potential, we have to supply energy to it........... because every thing has a tendency to move from a point of higher potential to lower potential........
When a book is moved from a higher shelf to a lower shelf what changes?
Gravitational potential energy
Why does a ball gets lower and lower when it bounces'?
The greater the gravitational potential energy the more the kinetic energy, so as it bounces, the gravitational potential energy will decrease, so will the kinetic energy decrease and everything will decrease and they will suck
How can you change the gravitational potential energy of an object?
Put it on a higher shelf. Or a lower one.
Does lowering an object decrease its potential energy?
Yes. One type of potential energy is gravitational potential energy, or how much energy an object has based on how far it can fall. If you lower an object, it loses gravitational potential energy because it can't fall as far. Likewise, if you raise an object, it gains G.P.E.
As water moves from the lower basin into the upper basin what type of energy does it mainly gain?
Gravitational potential energy.
What is gravitatinal potetial energy?
That refers to potential energy related to a gravitational field. In simple terms, an object that is higher up has more energy than one that is lower. This energy can be converted into other energy types; for example, when an object falls down, its potential energy is converted to kinetic energy (i.e., movement). The formula for gravitational potential energy is: GPE = wh (weight x height) or equivalently: GPE = mgh (mass x gravity x height)
What does a higher orbital state have more of than a lower orbital state?
More gravitational potential energy.
What are pumped storage reservoirs?
The method stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation.
Would Kinetic energy be stronger on a tall hill or a lower hill?
The height of the hill does affect the kinetic energy directly. The formula goes like this : Etotal= Ekinetic energy+Egravitational potential energy Ek= 1/2(mass)(velocity2) and Eg= (mass)(gravitational constant 9.8)(height) So as you get closer to the ground, the kinetic energy increases while the gravitational potential energy decreases, but the total energy remains the same throughout. Therefore, the higher you are, the more energy you are going to gain as you travel down the hill.
What is the formula to solve Gravitational Potential Energy?
E (joules) = mgh where: m = mass (Kilograms) g = acceleration due to gravity (metres per second squared) h = height above ground (or lower boundary) (metres)
Why do roller coasters end lower than where they start?
Since the top of the first hill is the highest point on the track, it's also the point at which the roller coaster's gravitational potential energy is greatest. As the roller coaster passes over the top of the first hill, its total energy is greatest. Most of that total energy is gravitational potential energy but a small amount is kinetic energy, the energy of motion. From that point on, the roller coaster does two things with its energy. First, it begins to transform that energy from one form to another--from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy and from kinetic energy to gravitational potential energy, back and forth. Second, it begins to transfer some of its energy to its environment, mostly in the form of heat and sound. Each time the roller coaster goes downhill, its gravitational potential energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases. Each time the roller coaster goes uphill, its kinetic energy decreases and its gravitational potential energy increases. But each transfer of energy isn't complete because some of the energy is lost to heat and sound. Because of this lost energy, the roller coaster can't return to its original height after coasting downhill. That's why each successive hill must be lower than the previous hill. Eventually the roller coaster has lost so much of its original total energy that the ride must end. With so little total energy left, the roller coaster can't have much gravitational potential energy and must be much lower than the top of the first hill.
When an electrical charge moves from a higher potential energy to a lower potential energy does what?
when an electric charger moves from higher to lower potential energy, it supplies energy to us but when it is moved from lower to higher potential, we have to supply energy to it........... because every thing has a tendency to move from a point of higher potential to lower potential........
