Question
What happens to the gravitational potential energy of an object as it gets further away from the earth? ¿Qué sucede con la energia potencial gravitacional de un objeto a medida que se aleja de la Tierra? There is not enough information to answer this question / No hay suficiente información para responder a esta pregunta. It decreases / disminuye It increases / Incrementa It stays the same / sigue igual
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Kennedy
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Answer
The correct answer is:**It increases / Incrementa**### Explanation:Gravitational potential energy (GPE) is given by the formula:
where:-
is the gravitational potential energy,-
is the gravitational constant,-
is the mass of the Earth,-
is the mass of the object, and-
is the distance between the center of the Earth and the object.As the object moves further away from the Earth (
increases), the magnitude of the negative value of
decreases, meaning the gravitational potential energy becomes **less negative**. This corresponds to an **increase** in gravitational potential energy.