Gravitational Potential Energy
Gravitational PE
PE = m × g × h
What is the Gravitational Potential Energy?
Gravitational Potential Energy calculate gravitational potential energy: pe = m × g × h. It is part of Home of Calculators's Physics Calculators suite for force, energy, motion, waves, and thermodynamics calculations. The calculator is designed for students, physicists, engineers, but anyone can use it. No signup, no ads, no tracking. Just accurate math, computed locally in your browser using a BigNumber-precision math engine.
Gravitational potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its height above a reference point. It depends on mass, gravitational acceleration (g ≈ 9.81 m/s² on Earth), and height.
mMass (kg)gGravitational acceleration (9.81 m/s²)hHeight (m)How to use the Gravitational Potential Energy
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Identify the mass
Record the mass of the object in kilograms.
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Determine the height
Measure the height above the reference point in meters.
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Multiply all three
PE = m × 9.81 × h. The result is in Joules (J).
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