How do mass and height of an object affect the gravititational potential energy

A. Mass and height have same effect on gravitational potential energy

B. Height has a greater effect than mass on gravitational potential energy

C. Height has almost 10 times the effect on gravitational potential energy that mass has

D. Mass has a greater effect than height on gravitational potential energy

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Maurice Benitez

Chemistry

12 June, 00:30

How do mass and height of an object affect the gravititational potential energy

A. Mass and height have same effect on gravitational potential energy

B. Height has a greater effect than mass on gravitational potential energy

C. Height has almost 10 times the effect on gravitational potential energy that mass has

D. Mass has a greater effect than height on gravitational potential energy

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Zachariah Huerta · Answer 1

D. mass has a greater effect than height on gravitational potential energy

Explanation:

The higher up an object is the greater its gravitational potential energy. The larger the distance something falls through the greater the amount of gravitational potential energy the object loses as it falls ... This is because a tree has more mass, so it needs to be given more gravitational potential energy to reach the same height. More massive objects have greater gravitational potential energy.