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Wood has _____ energy while a burning fire has _____ energy.

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Wood has potential energy while burning fire has kinetic energy.

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Wood has potential energy. That means the energy to give off heat is dormant in the wood as it is not being used. When it is lighted and starts to burn, the fire produced from lighting wood is called potential energy.

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