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A skier at the top of a mountain is kinetic or potential

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the skier has potential energy
User Michael Paulukonis
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Potential Energy, as the Skier is at a stand-still (top of a mountain).

(If he was skiing down the mountain it would be kinetic energy, as he is an active force.)
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