What is potential energy (PE)?
Potential energy refers to a type of energy which is stored in an object. (1)
What does potential energy do?
stored potential energy often stays in the object until the stay of the object changes leading to the release of the energy (1)
the release potential energy is controllable (1)
There is usually a rapid conversion of energy from potential energy to kinetic energy when an object which originally possessed potential energy is set in motion. (1)
What are types of potential energy?
physical energy (1)
chemical energy (1)
electrical energy (1)
elastic energy (1)
nuclear energy (1)
gravitational energy (1)
intermolecular energy (1)
What is the equation for potential energy?
In physics, potential energy is said to be equal to a product of mass (m) in kilograms, acceleration due to gravity (g) in m/s2, and height (h) in meters. (1)
Resources
1. https://eartheclipse.com/energy/potential-energy-types-examples.html
