If you are not sure about the difference between Kinetic and potential energy and want to know in detail, look the article below.
Kinetic energy is the energy which an object contains because of a particular motion. Potential energy is the stored energy, because of its state of rest. Both the forms of energy are measured in joules.
To clear the confusion and to get detailed knowledge of kinetic and potential energy individually, take a read of the article below.
Kinetic energy
Kinetic energy is the energy of an object which is in motion. Potential energy is converted into kinetic energy when an object begins to move. The kinetic energy can be passed from one moving object to another when a collision takes place. S.I unit of kinetic energy is Joule.
Kinetic energy is of three types on the basis of movement the object performs: Vibrational, rotational, and translational. Vibrational kinetic energy results when the object vibrates, rotational kinetic energy results when the object rotates and translational kinetic energy results when the object moving from one location to other.
Potential energy
Potential energy is the energy which is stored in the object. Potential energy is stored within the object until the object begins to move. Potential energy cannot be passed from one object to another. Potential energy is measured from the bottom. The S.I unit of potential energy is Joule.
Potential energy is independent of other objects. The potential energy of an object is measured on the basis of mass and its height. Potential energy is of two types: elastic potential energy and gravitational potential energy.
Now, look at the difference between kinetic energy and potential energy.
Transferability
Kinetic energy can be transferred between objects while potential energy cannot be transferred between objects.
Determining factors
Kinetic energy can be determined by speed, velocity, and mass while potential energy is height or distance and mass.
Environment relative
Kinetic energy is relative to the environment of the object while potential energy is not relative to the environment of the object.
Formula
A formula of Kinetic energy = ½ m x v2 while formula of kinetic energy = m x g x h
Measured from
Kinetic energy is measured from the place itself while potential energy is measured from the bottom.