John read this paragraph about two kinds of energy: Potential energy is stored energy, or energy that is not being used. A standing bowling pin at the end of an alley has potent…

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John read this paragraph about two kinds of energy: Potential energy is stored energy, or energy that is not being used. A standing bowling pin at the end of an alley has potential energy because it is not moving. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. A falling bowling pin has kinetic energy. An object’s energy changes from potential energy to kinetic energy when it moves. Which statement in the paragraph makes a clear distinction between potential and kinetic energy? A. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. B. Potential energy is stored energy, or energy that is not being used. C. An object’s energy changes from potential energy to kinetic energy when it moves. D. A standing bowling pin at the end of an alley has potential energy because it is not moving.