Calculation Day: SPE

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed.

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What is the value of gravitational acceleration represented by g?

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How do you calculate Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE)?

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What is the Gravitational Potential Energy of a toy with mass 0.5 kg lifted to a height of 2 m?

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What is the Gravitational Potential Energy of a ball with mass 2 kg at a height of 5 m?

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What is the formula for Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE)?

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Define Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE).

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The energy an object possesses due to its position in a gravitational field.

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What does the variable 'm' represent in the GPE formula?

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'm' represents the mass of the object in kilograms.

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What does the variable 'h' represent in the GPE formula?

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'h' represents the height of the object above a reference point in meters.

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What does the variable 'g' represent in the GPE formula?

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