AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
Specification 4.1.1.2 · Paper 1
Energy an object gains when it is raised in a gravitational field.
Revise: Changes in energyLifting an object transfers energy to its gravitational potential energy store.
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GCSE Physics · key term
Energy stored because of an object's position in a gravitational field.
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Specification 4.1.1.2 · Paper 1
Energy an object gains when it is raised in a gravitational field.
Revise: Changes in energyLifting an object transfers energy to its gravitational potential energy store.
Specification 3.1, 8.8 · Paper 1, Paper 2
A raised object has energy in its . When you lift an object, you exert an upward force and move it through a distance. Work is therefore done against the object's weight, transferring energy to this store.
A negative value means that the gravitational potential energy store has decreased, as when an object moves downwards.
Write the change in gravitational potential energy in joules (J).
For gravitational potential energy, measure the change in height from the chosen starting level and use the value of given in the question.
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Energy stored because an object is at a height in a gravitational field.
Specification P2.2n, P7.1e · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
Energy stored because of the position of an object in a gravitational field.
Revise: Stored energy calculationsFor example, a moving ball has a kinetic energy store, a raised object has a gravitational potential energy store, and a stretched spring has an elastic potential energy store.
Energy associated with an object's position in a gravitational field, measured in joules (J).
Paper 1, Paper 2
The energy associated with an object's position in a gravitational field; raising the object increases this energy.
Revise: Kinetic and Gravitational Potential EnergyAn object raised above ground level has energy in its gravitational potential energy store. Both quantities are measured in joules (J).