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What factors determine the gravitational potential energy of an object.?
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Height above the ground, and mass of the object itself.
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What two factors determine potential gravitational energy?
Weight and height
What 2 factors determine gravitational potential energy?
Mass and distance
What two factors determine how much gravitational potential energy is in an object?
Its weight and the height Thank you....
What two factors determine an objects gravitational potential energy?
PE=mgh. Potential energy is the product of mass x gravity x height.
What determine the gravitational potential enerygy of an object?
Look at the formula for gravitational potential energy. The clues are all there.
What are two factors that determine an object's gravitational potential energy?
-- the object's mass -- its height above some reference level
What two factors determine the potential energy of an elevated object?
Potential energy can be descirbed in many forms: gravitational potential, electrical potential and so forth. For gravitational potential energy, the formula is E=mgh, where E is the gravitational potential energy, m is the mass of the object , g is the strength of the prevailent gravitational field and h is the height above that field. In this instance, the factors determing the potential energy are threefold; the mass, the gravitational field strength and the height. For electrical potential, the factors vary depending on what electrical field, componant or senario you are dealing with. In essence, an object has electrical potential energy when it has become charged (such as an Ion), or it is feeling the effects of conflicting magnetic feilds and motion (as in electro-magnetic induction).
What are the two factors that determine gravitational potential energy?
The two variables that determine gravitational potential energy are height above earths surface mass (also air resistance may come into play but in physics friction and air resistance are usually ignored and)
What formula do you use to determine the Gravitational potential energy of an object?
Gravitational potential energy = (weight of the object) x (height) or Potential energy = (mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)
What effects gravitational potential energy?
PE=mgh So the 2 factors that effect gravitational potential energy are: -Mass of the object. -The height of the object.
What are the three quantities that determine gravitational potential energy?
The mass and distance (weight and height) determine the potential energy. A third factor can be the relative motion of the objects, which does not change the potential but may determine its effect.
The energy of position such as a rock on a hill is what energy?
Gravitational energy Potential energy
