We define and explain mathematically through multiple example problems. Segment 4E: Gravitational Potential and Kinetic Energy Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy are defined and ...

energy is transformed as a gain in the gravitational potential energy of the object. For example, suppose you lift a suitcase of mass \(m\) through a height \(h\). The weight \(W\) of the suit ...

Any object lifted above the ground has gravitational potential energy (\(E_{p}\) or GPE). The amount of gravitational potential energy an object has on Earth depends on its: mass; height above the ...

(Note that if you are carrying a piano on your back down a hallway, you are not actually doing any real work.) Kinetic energy can be stored. For example ... is converted to potential energy ...

When rocks are taken uphill, they gain gravitational potential energy from whatever brought them up. When they fall down, this becomes kinetic energy, which is released as heat or used to break ...