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kinetic vs. potential energy

kinetic

adjective

  1. pertaining to motion.
  2. caused by motion.
  3. characterized by movement:

    Running and dancing are kinetic activities.

potential energy

noun

Physics.
  1. the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.