What is gravitational potential energy?

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User: What is gravitational potential energy?

Weegy: The chemical energy stored in a possible reaction, like the head of a match. When the match is struck the potential energy changes to kinetic energy.
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Gravitational potential energy is energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field.

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