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RunToFreeForFly
Oct1-04, 03:58 AM
What is the different

robphy
Oct1-04, 04:26 AM
You can think of Kinetic Energy as an "energy associated with motion [velocity]".
You can think of Potential Energy as an "energy associated with position".

expscv
Oct1-04, 07:45 AM
kinetic is got to do with motion ---> velocity

pential energy is generally to do with gravity, which depends on the position of the mass from the centre of gravity