Mission WE3 Kinetic and Potential Energy
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Kinetic energy is the energy that an object possesses due to its ____ and potential energy is the energy which an object possesses due to its ____.
Definition of Kinetic Energy:
Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. If an object is moving, then it has kinetic energy. If an object has kinetic energy, then it is moving.
Definition of Potential Energy:
Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position. The most common type of potential energy - gravitational potential energy - is the energy stored in an object due to its vertical position relative to the ground or some zero level.
Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. If an object is moving, then it has kinetic energy. If an object has kinetic energy, then it is moving.
Definition of Potential Energy:
Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position. The most common type of potential energy - gravitational potential energy - is the energy stored in an object due to its vertical position relative to the ground or some zero level.
