In the following tutorial, students learn about gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity. They will be able to show how knowledge of the potential energy as a function of position can be used to simplify calculations and explain physical phenomena.

Concepts

gravitational potential energy, gravity

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Additional Tags

ohio p.e.1, openstax cnx, openstax: gravitational potential energy, openstax: gravitational potential energy/ohio p.e.1, rice university, gravitational

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice