What is one way to increase the amount of potential energy of an object?

Question 14 options:

decreasing the mass

increasing the height

putting the object in motion

1 answer

One way to increase the amount of potential energy of an object is by increasing the height. Potential energy, especially gravitational potential energy, is calculated using the formula \( PE = mgh \), where \( m \) is mass, \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity, and \( h \) is the height of the object above a reference point. By increasing the height \( h \), you increase the potential energy.