A ball falls freely under gravity from rest. Name the kind of energy it will possess at the point from where it falls:

Maximum energy

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Heat energy

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Potential energy

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Kinetic energy

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Solution

The correct option is B Potential energy
At the maximum height, that is when it start it has zero velocity hence no kinetic energy but as it is at a certain height it will have potential energy because it is defined by virtue of the state of its position. Hence it has only potential energy.

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