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Why is food considered “potential energy” even though it does not have mass suspended in air?

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Food contains chemical potential energy as our bodies digest it, the stored energy is converted into energy for us to move and grow.
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Food is potential energy because as our bodies digest it then the stored energy will turn into energy that helps us to move and grow

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