EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The amount of gravitational potential energy an object has depends on its height and mass. The heavier the object and the higher it is above the ground, the more gravitational potential energy it holds. Gravitational potential energy increases as weight and height increases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the gravitational potential energy of an object is directly proportional to its height above the zero position, a doubling of the height will result in a doubling of the gravitational potential energy. A tripling of the height will result in a tripling of the gravitational potential energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -As an object falls its potential energy decreases, while its kinetic energy increases. The decrease in potential energy is exactly equal to the increase in kinetic energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Potential energy increases when the charges move opposite the direction of the electric force, for example, when two negative charges get closer together. Similarly, magnetic potential energy is the potential energy a magnetic object has due to the magnetic force from another magnet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The short-short answer: “Potential energy always belongs to system rather than to a single object, and the system’s mass is increased when you add potential energy to the system but the component parts do not change their masses."