What is potential energy dependent on?

Potential energy is the energy that a body has due to its position in a force field. The force field can be gravitational, elastic, electric or magnetic. To answer to your particular question the potential energy of an object depends on the characteristics of that object and its position in the force field. read more

Kinetic energy is dependent on the object's mass and velocity. Since kinetic energy is the energy of motion, all objects that have motion have potential kinetic energy. This energy is determined by the size of the object, where the object is and the speed or velocity it is moving at. read more