In the carbon cycle, plants use energy from the sun to convert from the air into organic material that becomes a part of the plants structure

Plants use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide from the air into organic material.

When the ball is rising up, it gains kinetic energy. when the ball reaches the very top, it will have all potential energy, until it falls back down and gains it kinetic energy. finally when you catch the ball or it falls back down, it would have gained its potential energy back.