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Explain why your PE and KE are usually not both high at the same time (If PE is high then usually KE is low)

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KE:

energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.

PE:

the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

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An object can have both kinetic and potential energy at the same time. ... As an object falls its potential energy decreases, while its kinetic energy increases. The decrease in potential energy is exactly equal to the increase in kinetic energy. Another important concept is work.

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