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The kind of potential energy in a catapult is known as elastic potential energy. The potential energy that is in the catapult is used when you activate the catapult and the rock (or any kind of ammo) fires.

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While it is at full stetch it contains potential energy.

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Potential energy

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Q: What type of energy is a stretched catapult?
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How the energy is transferred as a catapult is fired?

The energy stored in the stretched rubber (or elastic) is converted into the kinetic energy of the missile.


Does kinetic energy and elastic potential energy have anything in common?

Yes because in a catapult the potential energy in a stretched piece of elastic is transferred to a stone as kinetic energy. The potential energy came from the user who stretched the elastic


what type of energy does catapult use?

kenetic energy


What is the type of potential energy in a substance that is stretched?

Elastic energy.


Compressed springs and stretched rubber bands are what type of stored energy?

Elastic energy - which is a type of potential energy.


When a rubber band is stretched what kind of energy is it?

When a rubber band is stretched, it has potential energy. Any type of stored energy is known as potential energy.


What energy does the stretched rubber band have?

Elastic energy, which is a type of potential energy.


What type of energy does a stretched accordion have?

That would be elastic potential energy.


What kind of energy does a catapult use?

In the elasticity of it being held down. It depends on which catapult mechanism, all catapults are powered by potential energy; for example the simple catapult is an elasctic band that is pulled back converting the energy used to pull it back (usually muscle power) into the potential energy in the stretched elastic band.


What type of energy is stored when things are bent or stretched?

elastic potential energy


What Type of energy stored in an elastic band?

If the elastic band is stretched, there is elastic energy stored in it. That's a type of potential energy.


What is the best type of catapult?

A Trebuchet Catapult