Understanding Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Elastic potential energy

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• Momentum

• Mass

• Machine efficiency

• Magnitude of acceleration

• Gravitational force

• Gradient

• Gas constant

• Acceleration due to gravity

• Heat

• Height

• Horizontal displacement

• Half-life

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If the mass of an object is doubled, how does this affect its gravitational potential energy at a constant height?

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It is doubled

• It is quadrupled

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What happens to the gravitational potential energy of an object if it is raised to twice its original height, keeping mass constant?

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It is doubled

• It is quadrupled

If the acceleration due to gravity on a planet is twice that of Earth's, what happens to an object's gravitational potential energy if all other factors remain constant?

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It is doubled

• It is quadrupled

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Which unit is used for measuring gravitational potential energy?

• Newtons

• Joules

• Watts

• Kilograms

How does gravitational potential energy change as an object is moved closer to the Earth's surface?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains constant

• It initially decreases, then increases

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