What is Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy?
Potential energy is like energy waiting to be used, stored up in objects due to their position or state. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion – if it's moving, it’s got kinetic energy!
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Potential energy is when your battery is charged; kinetic energy is when you turn on your device and it starts working.
Think of potential energy as a boulder perched on a hill, just waiting to roll down. Kinetic energy is that same boulder speeding downhill. Simple, right?
Potential energy is like storing up batteries in an object because of its position or state. Kinetic energy is all about that object moving and using up that stored energy!
Potential energy = stored energy. Kinetic energy = moving energy. Easy enough!
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