measure of the ability to do work

gravitational potential energy (PE)

measure of the ability to do work due to an object's position relative to a gravitational source

measure of the ability of a moving object to do work, because of its mass and speed

elastic potential energy (EPE)

energy stored in elastic materials as a result of stretching or compressing

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Physics

Term	Definition
Energy	measure of the ability to do work
gravitational potential energy (PE)	measure of the ability to do work due to an object's position relative to a gravitational source
kinetic energy (KE)	measure of the ability of a moving object to do work, because of its mass and speed
elastic potential energy (EPE)	energy stored in elastic materials as a result of stretching or compressing