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Give an example of gravitation potential energy. Why do larger objects have greater gravitational potential energy than smaller objects?

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The equation for gravitational potential energy is GPE = mgh, where m is the mass in kilograms, g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 on Earth), and h is the height above the ground in meters.

So there for larger objects have greater cause an object with greater mass will have more gravitational potential energy than an object with less mass, when the objects are at the same height.

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