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Contents of 1.6 Potential Energy

• Potential energy of landscapes
• Convection-driven processes create "high spots" (mountains)
• Mountains are high relative to the rest of the landscape. This is potential energy.
• Water flowing down the mountain, or dislodged rocks or particles, realize this potential as motion.
• This gradual flattening, erosion, is a powerful force explored (along with others) in Part IV.

1.6 How does work apply to Earth?