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प्रश्न
What do you understand by 'potential energy' and 'Kinetic energy'? Give three examples of each to illustrate your answer.
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उत्तर
The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position, shape or change of configuration is called potential energy.
Examples of potential energy:
(i) Water stored at a height in a reservoir.
(ii) A stretched spring.
(iii) A bent bow.
The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion is called kinetic energy.
Examples of kinetic energy:
(i) Air in motion has kinetic energy.
(ii) A swinging pendulum.
(iii) Moving hands of a clock.
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