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Is an unburned lump of coal kinetic energy and potential energy

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A lump of coal is potential energy. An example of kinetic energy is a tornado.
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An unburned lump of coal has chemical potential energy.

If you lift it up and put it on a shelf, it has gravitational potential, energy.

If you throw it, it has kinetic energy as long as it's moving.
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