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  • Kinetic vs. Potential Energy: Understanding a Rolling Marble
    A marble rolling across a table possesses kinetic energy. Here's why:

    * Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Since the marble is moving, it has kinetic energy.

    * Potential energy is stored energy due to an object's position or state. A marble at rest on the table would have potential energy (specifically gravitational potential energy), but while it's rolling, that energy is being converted into kinetic energy.

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