{"id":822,"date":"2019-06-17T19:27:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/louisville-wm-physics\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=822"},"modified":"2019-08-11T17:21:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T17:21:28","slug":"putting-it-together-gravitational-potential-energy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/louisville-wm-physics\/chapter\/putting-it-together-gravitational-potential-energy\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together:  Gravitational Potential Energy","rendered":"Putting It Together:  Gravitational Potential Energy"},"content":{"raw":"Though we have a new equation to use to calculate the gravitational potential energy between point masses, whether the potential energy is increasing or decreasing is still built on the same concept we used when the gravitational force acting on an object was constant.\u00a0 The gravitational potential energy increases when you move against the gravitational force.\u00a0 Though the gravitational force between point particles isn\u2019t constant, it is still always trying to pull particles towards one another.\u00a0 Therefore, the gravitational potential energy increases when you pull the particles apart.\u00a0 You have done positive work to move them apart, which has been stored in an increase in the potential energy available to the system.\u00a0 If you move the particles towards one another, the gravitational potential energy will decrease as the particles have moved with the gravitational force pulling them together.\u00a0 If you let the particles go, the energy stored in gravitational potential energy will be converted to potential energy as the particles moved towards each other.\u00a0 Conservation of energy will let you determine the speed each particle is traveling with after they have moved through a given distance.","rendered":"<p>Though we have a new equation to use to calculate the gravitational potential energy between point masses, whether the potential energy is increasing or decreasing is still built on the same concept we used when the gravitational force acting on an object was constant.\u00a0 The gravitational potential energy increases when you move against the gravitational force.\u00a0 Though the gravitational force between point particles isn\u2019t constant, it is still always trying to pull particles towards one another.\u00a0 Therefore, the gravitational potential energy increases when you pull the particles apart.\u00a0 You have done positive work to move them apart, which has been stored in an increase in the potential energy available to the system.\u00a0 If you move the particles towards one another, the gravitational potential energy will decrease as the particles have moved with the gravitational force pulling them together.\u00a0 If you let the particles go, the energy stored in gravitational potential energy will be converted to potential energy as the particles moved towards each 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