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The ball has the highest gravitational potential energy when it is at its highest point in the air, as that is when it has a velocity of zero and is up the highest.

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The maximum gravitational potential energy is when the ball has reached its maximum height where its velocity is zero and just before it starts to fall back down again.

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When it reaches the maximum height (velocity is zero). It will then have maximum potential energy equal to it mass times gravity acceleration times this maximum height

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At its maximum height.

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When you throw something what kind of energy increases as its height increases?

Gravitational potential energy.


A ball is thrown straight up into the air at what position is the gravitational energy at its maximum?

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