Question

Which of the following has potential but not kinetic energy?
a. a roller coaster zooming down a hill
b. a child riding their bike
c. a bird flying from a tree
d. a ball sitting on a shelf

Answer 1

The answer would be option D "a ball sitting on a shelf." Potential energy is the amount of energy a object has while it's at rest.. (or not moving) Kinetic energy is how much energy a object is while it's moving. So in this case it's option D because a ball sitting on a shelf isn't moving therefore it has potential energy. It's not option A because thats a example of kinetic energy since how the roller coaster is moving. It's not option B because it's kinetic energy because the bike is moving. It's also not option C because it's kinetic energy because the bird is moving.

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