What are examples of potential energy?

Answer 1

An apple hanging from a tree

An example is sand on a beach stores the energy from the sun in it.

A stretched spring has stored potential energy that is released when the spring is returned to its unstretched state.

Answer 2

1) When snow sits on top of a mountain before an avalanche

2) A playground swing that has stopped at its highest point and is about to swing back to you.

3) A rubber band that has been stretched onto a catapult ready launch.

4) The energy stored in Gunpowder that is about to be sparked and explode.

5) The energy released in charged particles when you shock yourself on a door handle.

Answer 3

Holding a rubber band between two fingers and pulling but not letting go. It has the potential of wacking someone in the kidney., CIV

Answer 4

Give 5 example of object using potential energy

Answer 5

a stretched spring, a ball placed at a height (but stationary), a hammer not in use

Answer 6

A coiled spring, a raised weight, a stretched rubber band and a yoyo before it is released. Potential energy is stored or mechanical energy caused by its position.

Answer 7

Slate or tile on a roof top. Cup and saucer on a table top. Someone standing on the edge of a deep well. An apple growing on a tree. Rocks about to fall down a cliff edge.