Question

What do kinetic and potential energy have in common

Answer 1

Just simply... they both are energy.
Use a bow and arrow as an example:
When you pull back an arrow, potential energy or PE is stored in the string and the limbs of the bow.
When you release the the arrow, energy is being transferred from the bow to the arrow. The arrow now has kinetic energy or KE, this means that the energy is being used by the arrow.