Potential
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    Potential Energy is the energy that an object stores within itself, but does not use at a certain moment.  Potential Energy (PE), equals weight times height.   

PE=mgh 

In this case m is mass, g is gravity, and h is height.  One example of potential energy is a roller coaster while it is at the top of a drop.  The majority of the energy that it contains is being stored (as potential energy), and this energy will be converted into kinetic energy when the roller coaster car rolls down the drop.

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