Question

What two things does gravitational potential energy depend on?

Answer 1

Mass of the object and the distance between 2 objects of interest.

Explanation:

We have the equation

`E_"gravity"=-GMm/r`
`G` is the universal gravitational constant.
`M` is the mass of the object that provides the gravitational field.
`m` is the test object.
`r` is the distance between object with mass `M` and the location of your object with mass `m`.

From the equation, potential energy is proportional to `M` and inversely proportional to `r`.

It does not depend on `G` because the universal gravitational constant is well, constant. May have a different value in another universe though.