Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential) possessed by the following: (a) A moving cricket ball.
Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential) possessed by the following:
(a) A moving cricket ball.
(b) A stone at rest on the top of a building.
(c) A compressed spring.
(d) A moving bus.
(e) A bullet fired from a gun.
(f) Water flowing in a river.
(g) A stretched rubber band.
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(a) AMOVING BALL due to motion possesses KINETIC ENERGY.
(b) A stone at rest on the top of a building possesses POTENTIAL ENERGY,
∴ Due to height above ground.
(c) A compressed spring possesses potential energy due to changed position of spring.
(d) A moving bus possesses kinetic energy due to motion.
(e) A bullet fired from a gun possesses kinetic energy due to motion.
(f) WATER FLOWING IN A RIVER possesses kinetic energy due to its motion.
(g) A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND possesses potential energy due to changed position.