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A book sitting on a shelf has gravitational potential energy. true or false
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A book sitting on a shelf has gravitational potential energy. true or false

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False

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A book resting on a shelf has no potential energy relative to the shelf, since it has height of zero meters relative to the shelf.

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True

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