Define potential energy.

kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of a

stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

the energy an object has due to its motion

The kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position ... (that one)

The sum of an object's potential and kinetic energies is called the object's mechanical energy. As an object falls its potential energy decreases, while its kinetic energy increases. The decrease in potential energy is exactly equal to the increase in kinetic energy.