Potential Energy: 1,000 kg Car on a 50 m Hill
A 1,000 kg car at 50 m elevation stores 490,500 joules (490.5 kJ) of gravitational potential energy.
How to use this tool
- Enter mass, gravitational acceleration and height in the fields above.
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- Read your potential energy and the full breakdown beneath it.
Find the gravitational potential energy stored in a 1,000 kg car parked at the top of a 50-meter hill.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the reference height?
- PE is always relative to a chosen reference (usually the ground). Only differences in PE matter for energy calculations.
- How is PE related to KE?
- In a frictionless fall, PE converts entirely to KE: mgh = ½mv², giving v = √(2gh) at impact.