Question

(a) Define "potential energy

(b) Give an example where potential energy is acquired by a body due to change in its shape.

(c) A skier of mass 50 kg stands at A at the top of a ski jump. He takes off at A for his jump to B.

Calculate the change in his gravitational potential energy between A and B

Answer 1

the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.