Question

difference between gravitational potential and gravitational potential energy

Answer 1

gravitational potential energy is an energy which an object possess because of its position in a gravitational field the most common use of gravitational potential energy is for an object near the surface of the earth where the gravitational acceleration can be assumed to be a constant at about 9.8 metre per second square

gravitational potential is the gravitational potential energy where M is the mass of the object potential energy is equals to the work done by the gravitational field moving body its given position from space infinity