What is the difference between potential energy and elastic potential energy
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potential energy - The energy possessed by a body as a result of its positions or condition rather than its motion that is known as potential energy
elastic potential energy - It is the potential mechanical energy stored in the configuration of a material or physical system as work is performed to distort it's volume and shape
This diver has just jumped up from the end of the diving board. After she dives down and is falling toward the water, she’ll have kinetic energy, or the energy of moving matter. But even as she is momentarily stopped high above the water, she has energy. Do you know why?
Stored Energy
The diver has energy because of her position high above the pool. The type of energy she has is called potential energy. Potential energy is energy that is stored in a person or object. Often, the person or object has potential energy because of its position or shape.