Question

What is potential energy?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Potential energy is the stored or pent-up energy of an object. It is often contrasted with kinetic energy. In physics, potential energy is the energy which an object has due to its position in a force field or which a system has due to the way its parts are arranged.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Potential energy, stored energy that depends upon the relative position of various parts of a system. ... A spring has more potential energy when it is compressed or stretched. A steel ball has more potential energy raised above the ground than it has after falling to Earth.