BRAINCAKEGravitational Potential
An object has gravitational potential energy due to its position in the Earth's gravitational field. The object is able to move to a point with higher or lower gravitational potential.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Gravitational field
- A region of space in which a mass experiences a force due to the presence of another mass.
More in Gravitational Fields
- The Strength of a Gravitational Field.
- Free fall in a gravitational field.
- The Earth's gravitational field
- Gravitational Potential Energy
- Equipotentials.
- The Potential Gradient.
- Newton's Law of Gravitation.
- Gravitational Field Strength - g.
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