Gravitational
Gravitational potential energy depends on the height of an object above a reference point and the mass of the object.
Objects at a height above the ground such as a book on a shelf, a pendulum at its peak, and water in a raised reservoir are examples of stores of gravitational potential energy.
Potential gravitational energy is pretty theoretic, but exists as potential. So a ball sitting on the floor has little to no potential energy as it is as low as possible, but put that ball on a table, its potential energy increases. So the answer is to place things higher, on a surface of a sort. Mass and height
Potential energy is a stored energy due to the gravity and height above the ground. In physics the formula for potential energy is: PE = mgy where m = mass (kg), g = acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2), y = height (m) What if there is no height? Well, by simply letting y = 0 and multiplying 0 to m and g, we get PE = 0. Therefore potential energy does not exist and shows it is only present when the object has a height above the ground.
Gravitational
Gravitational potential energy depends on the height of an object above a reference point and the mass of the object.
The factors that affect an object's gravitational potential energy are its height relative to some reference point, its mass, and the strength of the gravitational field it is in. You didn't say what two things you want to compare.
Objects at a height above the ground such as a book on a shelf, a pendulum at its peak, and water in a raised reservoir are examples of stores of gravitational potential energy.
Potential gravitational energy is pretty theoretic, but exists as potential. So a ball sitting on the floor has little to no potential energy as it is as low as possible, but put that ball on a table, its potential energy increases. So the answer is to place things higher, on a surface of a sort. Mass and height
Potential energy is a stored energy due to the gravity and height above the ground. In physics the formula for potential energy is: PE = mgy where m = mass (kg), g = acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2), y = height (m) What if there is no height? Well, by simply letting y = 0 and multiplying 0 to m and g, we get PE = 0. Therefore potential energy does not exist and shows it is only present when the object has a height above the ground.
Gravitational Potential energy = -GmM/r , depends on three things; the product of the masses and inversely on the separation between the masses, r and finally the gravitational constant, G.
The medieval war machine the trebuchet uses gravitational potential energy to hurl rocks. Hydroelectric dams use the gravitational potential of water to convert to kinetic energy to drive a turbine and create electricity.
The Earth's gravitational field and gravitational potential energy are really two quite different things. The relationalship is the following: Gravitational potential energy = mass x gravity x height Where gravity is the acceleration due to gravity - near Earth's surface, that's 9.8 meters/second2 - or the equivalent, weight per unit mass (which near Earth's surface is 9.8 newton/kilogram).
Just look at the formula: PE = mgh potential energy = mass x gravity x height So, it depends on those three things.
Several things, depending on the type of potential energy. Gravitational potential energy: Any object that is above the chosen reference level (often the ground level) has positive potential energy. Anything below the chosen reference level has negative potential energy. Elastic potential energy: For example, a compressed spring. Chemical energy: For example, hydrogen and oxygen separately have a higher energy level than when they combine into water.
All moving things, like water here, have kineticenergy.It also has gravitational potential energy.