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What is the Difference between Kinetic Energy and Gravitational Potential Energy?

April 26, 2017difference energy gravitational kinetic energy Mathematics Physics potential

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What is the Difference between Kinetic Energy and Gravitational Potential Energy?

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Kinetic energy is energy of motion. If an object is moving, it has kinetic energy. Gravitational potential energy is energy due to the gravitational interaction of two or more objects (on earth, it’s equal roughly to mgh). If there is a change in height (or the radius) between the objects, there’s a change in potential energy.