Question

what is potential energy and kinetic energy give 3 examples

Answer 1

potential energy is the energy contained in a body due to virtue of its position
examples
potential energy possessed by a book kept on the table, a stone and the fan which is not moving

kinetic energy is the energy content in a body due to virtue of its motion
example
Rolling Stone
a moving fan
a flowing river

Answer 2

Potential energy is energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement. Kinetic energy is energy of an object due to its movement - its motion.

Examples of Potential Energy

1. A coiled spring.

2. Wheels on roller skates before someone skates.

3. An archer's bow with the string pulled back.

Examples of Kinetic Energy

1. An airplane has a large amount of kinetic energy in flight due to its large mass and fast velocity.

2. A baseball thrown by a pitcher, although having a small mass, can have a large amount of kinetic energy due to its fast velocity.

3. A downhill skier traveling down a hill has a large amount of kinetic energy because of their mass and high velocity.