When a rock is at the top of the hill it has _________. When the rock is rolling down the hill it has __________.

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Potential Energy is the energy that is stored in some way. For example, chemical bonds store energy. The energy due to their position in a gravitational field, i.e. are very high off the ground, is gravitational potential energy. When the rock is at the top of the hill, it is very high off the ground. It has Gravitational Potential Energy.
Kinetic Energy is the energy an object possesses because of its velocity. When the rock is rolling down the hill, it has a high velocity. Because of this, it has a lot of Kinetic energy.

When a Rock Is at the Top of the Hill