What Are Some Examples of Potential Energy?
A stretched rubber band holds elastic potential energy. Let it go, and it snaps back with a zing!
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A classic example: a book resting on a shelf has gravitational potential energy. Knock it off, and that energy goes into motion!
Even the food you eat has chemical potential energy, which your body converts into energy for daily activities.
A compressed spring in a toy car has potential energy. Release it and vroom, the car speeds off.
Water behind a dam stores gravitational potential energy. When released, it can generate electricity.
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