By the end of this section, you will be able to explain gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity, show that the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at height h on Earth is given by PEg = mgh, and show how knowledge of potential energy as a function of position can be used to simplify calculations and explain physical phenomena.

Concepts

gravitational potential energy

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ap physics, converting between potential energy and kinetic energy, force to stop falling, texas gateway, using potential energy to simplify calculations, work done against gravity, 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