- Potential energy is a form of stored energy. - Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's height above a reference point. - Elastic potential energy is stored in a material when it is deformed (stretched or compressed), like a spring or a stretched rubber band. - The definition provided in the question ("energy possessed by a body due to its change in position or shape") precisely describes potential energy.
The energy possessed by a body due to its change in position or shape is called
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