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why is the gravitational potential energy of an object 1 meter above earths surface more than its potential energy 1 meter above the moons surface?
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why is the gravitational potential energy of an object 1 meter above earths surface more than its potential energy 1 meter above the moons surface?

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Gravitational potential energy is mgh where h represents height above ground. Now it's obvious if the object is 1 metre above the surface of earth it's gravitational potential energy will be smaller than that of the object 1 metre above the moon.
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