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In which scenario below does the ball have more gravitational potential energy when sitting at the top why
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In which scenario below does the ball have more gravitational potential energy when sitting at the top why

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Gravitational potential energy is defined as the product between mass, gravity, and height above an arbitrary reference point. If we choose our reference as the ground, then the top of a hill would have a very large potential energy due to the height term being large.


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