According to one website I visited, the formula is:
PE (subscript, gravitational) = weight x height = mph
The website where I found this has calculator tools and the formulas.
Electric potential energy, like gravitational potential energy, represents the stored energy an object has due to its position or configuration in a field. Both types of potential energy depend on the object's distance or position relative to a source (electric charge for electric potential energy and mass for gravitational potential energy). The formulas for calculating electric and gravitational potential energy have similar mathematical forms involving distance and a constant.
An object's gravitational potential energy is at its maximum when it is at its highest point in the system, such as at the peak of a hill or when it is the farthest distance away from the source of the gravitational field. This is because the potential energy is directly proportional to the height and distance from the reference point.
Gravitational potential energy - it depends on the distance from the centre of gravity, so on Earth it depends on the height above the Earth's surface
Does speed 'effect' the gravitational potential energy of an object? No, but gravitational potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy - so the gravitational potential energy can effect the speed. Ep = mgh Energy Potential = mass * 9.81 (gravity) * height Speed / Velocity is absent from that equation.
The reference point for gravitational potential energy is typically set to be at an infinite distance away from the gravitational field, where the potential energy is considered to be zero. This allows for the calculation of the change in potential energy as an object moves within the field.
Elastic potential energy is the amount of energy that is stored in a material that can be compressed. One can measure the elastic potential energy in a material by the equation E = 1/2kx^2 k is the spring constant of an object. The spring constant tells you how stretchy (or elastic) a material is. x is the distance that the object is stretched or compressed. Gravitational energy is the potential energy between two masses with a gravitational field. Two masses will always have a gravitational pull towards each other so there is potential energy between two masses. The gravitational energy between two objects can be modeled by the equation E= Gm1m2 / r G is the gravitational constant 6.67x10^-11 m^3/Kg.s^2 m1 and m2 represent the masses of the two objects r is the distance between the two objects. The greater the distance between the two objects, the weaker the gravitational potential energy.
EP = -mGM/r
The distance from the object providing a gravitational force.
Electric potential energy, like gravitational potential energy, represents the stored energy an object has due to its position or configuration in a field. Both types of potential energy depend on the object's distance or position relative to a source (electric charge for electric potential energy and mass for gravitational potential energy). The formulas for calculating electric and gravitational potential energy have similar mathematical forms involving distance and a constant.
Potential energy = mass x gravitational acceleration x height
Gravitational potential energy.
An object's gravitational potential energy is at its maximum when it is at its highest point in the system, such as at the peak of a hill or when it is the farthest distance away from the source of the gravitational field. This is because the potential energy is directly proportional to the height and distance from the reference point.
Gravitational potential energy - it depends on the distance from the centre of gravity, so on Earth it depends on the height above the Earth's surface
Gravitational potential energy.
Does speed 'effect' the gravitational potential energy of an object? No, but gravitational potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy - so the gravitational potential energy can effect the speed. Ep = mgh Energy Potential = mass * 9.81 (gravity) * height Speed / Velocity is absent from that equation.
The reference point for gravitational potential energy is typically set to be at an infinite distance away from the gravitational field, where the potential energy is considered to be zero. This allows for the calculation of the change in potential energy as an object moves within the field.
The value of the Gravitational Potential Energy decreases as the distance (r) between the objects increases. This is because the gravitational force weakens with distance, resulting in a decrease in potential energy as the objects move farther apart.