Question

How are gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy similar?

a)Both depend on how much an object is stretched.

b)Both types of energies only exist when an object is moving.

c)Both represent energy that is stored in an object.

d)Both depend on the height of an object above the Earth.

Answer 1

Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object or substance. Gravitational potential energy is energy in an object that is held in a vertical position. Elastic potential energy is energy stored in objects that can be stretched or compressed.