Makayla and Aaron are watching a basketball game after school. As they observe different basketballs in the gym, they think about what they learned in class earlier that day. Help them complete these sentences to explain what they learned.(4 points)

a. Some objects have energy due to their positions above the ground. This is called
. When an object gets higher above the ground, this kind of energy
.

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a. Some objects have energy due to their positions above the ground. This is called potential energy. When an object gets higher above the ground, this kind of energy increases.