GCSE Physics – Gravitational potential energy
Learning Objectives
-I can use describe how gravitational potential energy changes
-I can recall the units needed for E = mgh
-I can rearrange E = mgh
-I can use E = mgh
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1. Question
What is gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
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2. Question
What is gravitational field strength?
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3. Question
What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?
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4. Question
What is gravitational potential energy measured in?
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5. Question
What is gravitational field strength measured in?
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6. Question
What is the value of gravitational field strength on Earth?
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7. Question
What unit must height be in?
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8. Question
What unit must mass be in?
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9. Question
What does gravitational potential energy depend on?
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10. Question
How can we change gravitational potential energy?
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11. Question
How else can we change gravitational potential energy?
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12. Question
When an object falls, what energy form is gravitational potential energy converted to?
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13. Question
When an object hits the ground, what energy forms are converted to?
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14. Question
What is the gravitational potential energy of a 4 kg object that is 2 m high?
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15. Question
What is the gravitational potential energy of a 70 kg person that is 10 m high?
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16. Question
What is the gravitational potential energy of a 1000 kg car that is 3 m high?
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17. Question
What is the gravitational potential energy of a 20 g pencil that is 1 m high?
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18. Question
What is the mass of an object that is 2 m high and has 100 J of gravitational potential energy?
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19. Question
What is the mass of an object that is 4 m high and has 200 J of gravitational potential energy?
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20. Question
If an object is 50 m high and has 1000 J of gravitational potential energy, what is its mass?
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21. Question
A 2 kg chair has 4000 J of gravitational potential energy. How high is it?
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22. Question
A 70 kg person has 4900 J of gravitational potential energy. How high are they?
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23. Question
A 20 g object has 2 J of gravitational potential energy. How high is it?
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24. Question
A 2 kg mass falls 6 m. What is the change in gravitational potential energy?
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25. Question
A 70 kg person falls 2 m. What is the change in gravitational potential energy?