Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Work and Energy Transfers.
The energy store associated with an object that has been lifted upwards against a gravitational field.
Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE) store appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Energy – forces doing work, especially Work and Energy Transfers and Work Done and Energy Transferred.
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Conservation of energy
Conservation and Dissipation • Energy Changes in Systems