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What must be true of an object that has gravitational potential energy?
It is stretched beyond a certain length.
It is above a reference point.
It is compressed shorter than a given length.
It is moving past a reference point.
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It is above a reference point.
Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's height in a gravitational field (U = mgh relative to a chosen reference). Stretching/compressing relates to elastic potential energy, and motion relates to kinetic energy.
Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's height in a gravitational field (U = mgh relative to a chosen reference). Stretching/compressing relates to elastic potential energy, and motion relates to kinetic energy.
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