Gravitational Potential Energy: Stored energy of a raised mass, on any world. This free calculator solves for Potential energy, mass, height, gravity and shows every step.
Near a planet's surface, lifting a mass stores energy equal to mgh, always measured relative to a chosen reference level (often the ground). As an object falls, this PE converts to kinetic energy.
m = 5 kg lifted h = 10 m on Earth. PE = 5·9.81·10 = 490.5 J — which becomes ~490 J of KE just before impact.
Hydroelectric dams, pumped-storage power, roller coasters, cranes and lifts, pile drivers.
Gravitational Potential Energy uses the formula PE = m·g·h. Stored energy of a raised mass, on any world.
Choose which variable to solve for, enter the values you know (in any supported unit), and the calculator substitutes them into PE = m·g·h and shows every step of the working. It can solve for Potential energy, mass, height, gravity.
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