What is the energy possessed by a body due to its configuration called?
1. Potential energy is the energy possessed by a body due to virtue of its configuration.
2. Example : Wound spring of a clock possesses potential energy. When the spring unwinds,it uses this energy for the movement or rotation of the hands of the clock. This potential energy possessed by the spring is called elastic potential energy.
2. Example : Wound spring of a clock possesses potential energy. When the spring unwinds,it uses this energy for the movement or rotation of the hands of the clock. This potential energy possessed by the spring is called elastic potential energy.