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What is the energy of an object because of its potential and kinetic energies?
nuclear energy
mechanical energy
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Mechanical energy.
Mechanical energy is the sum of an object's kinetic energy (energy of motion) and potential energy (stored energy due to position or configuration):
E_mech = KE + PE.
(Nuclear energy comes from changes in an atom's nucleus, not from kinetic + potential of the whole object.)
Mechanical energy is the sum of an object's kinetic energy (energy of motion) and potential energy (stored energy due to position or configuration):
E_mech = KE + PE.
(Nuclear energy comes from changes in an atom's nucleus, not from kinetic + potential of the whole object.)
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