Question

The gravitational potential energy of an object on the earth os dependent on the objects

Answer 1

Answer:

Height

Explanation:

The question can be answered by considering the following:

First; What is gravitational potential energy?

• Gravitational potential energy refers to the energy stored in an object relative to its position from the surface of the earth.

Second; How is GPE calculated?

• It is calculated by multiplying the mass of an object by its height from the earth's surface and by the gravitational acceleration.
• That is, GPE = mass ×gravity × height

Third: What determines the GPE of an object?

• Gravitational potential energy depends on the mass of an object and its height from the surface of the earth since g is constant.

Fourth: What can we conclude about the GPE of an object?

• Thus an object that is higher from the surface of the earth will have more GPE compared to the same object near the earth's surface.
• For instance, a book on the topmost shelf will have higher GPE compared to the same book on the lowermost shelf.

Answer to our question;

• The suitable answer for our question will therefore be Height.