Is there any difference between gravitational force and gravitational energy? What is it?
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Mar 22, 2018
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Explanation:
Let's discuss this on a example with a tree and a apple.
Gravitational force is an attractive force that apperas between any two masses. Gravitational force is a force which means that it changes the motion of an object. Force affects an object/a mass.
Formula for gravitational force:
Gravitational potential energy is the amount of energy a mass [apple] possesses due to its positions in the gravitational field. Energy is something that mass possesses.
Formula:
The apple that falls from the tree is affected by the gravitational force and the apple possesses gravitational energy.