Infer whether a system can have kinetic energy and potential energy at the same time

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Lynx

5 January, 18:42

Infer whether a system can have kinetic energy and potential energy at the same time

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Micah Fields · Answer 1

Yes, an object can have both of these at the same time. Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object. Kinetic energy is the energy that is associated with motion. So what you have to have is an object that is in motion but still has more energy that it has yet to convert into kinetic energy.