No. Potential energy relates to an objects position on the earth, specifically it's altitude. Mechanical energy is a form of kinetic energy but it can occasionally be considered "work done" in a more general sense
potential energy is also the stored energy. it is the energy of the things that are not moving. mechanical energy is the energy used by things runned by machines like washing machines etc...
Mechanical energy Created contained or directed by machine Kinetic Energy : the energy in movement Potential energy : a heavy weight on a cliff is a good example, it has all the energy that it will...
Potential energy is the energy stored into something because of its height or its position. When you freewheel on your bike down a hill you are regaining the energy that you put into the bike and...