What Does Potential Energy Mean?
In simple terms, potential energy is stored energy. Imagine a book on a shelf; its potential energy comes from its position.
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Potential energy equals mass times gravity times height (PE=mgh). So if you're planning on lifting your cat, its PE is going up!
It's the energy that something has because of its height, like when you lift a rock. That rock is ready to cause some action!
Potential energy is the energy that an object stores due to its position or state. Think of it like a bow pulled back, ready to shoot an arrow!
Stored energy, buddy. Picture Wile E. Coyote setting up a boulder trap above the road runner鈥攃lassic potential energy!
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