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   ocr: Types of energy All living things need energy. You need energy for movement, keeping warm, and making your body function. Energy makes things happen and it exists in many different forms. When the boxing glove launcher pushes a ball up the table, the ball gains energy. In this case iti is the energy of movement, which is known as kinetic energy. POTENTIAL ENERGI KINETIC ENERGI There are many other kinds of energy. Energy that: is stored is called potential energy. An object gains potential energy when it is raised, squeezed, or stretched. It stores this energy until the object falls or is rele ...