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What kind of energy is possessed by the following?

A stone kept on the roof-top.


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  1. A stone kept on the roof-top possesses potential energy.
  2. Potential energy is the energy possessed by its position or configuration is called potential energy.

Here, the stone possesses potential energy because of the height it is kept at.


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