A car standing at the top of a hill would be an example of what type of energy?

Kinetic

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Topical

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Potential

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Beneficial

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Residual

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Solution

The correct option is D Potential
The car standing at the top of hill has attained a height above the ground level. Thus it has attained a gravitational potential energy given by $m g h$
where $m$ is the mass of the car,
$g$ is the gravitational constant,
$h$ is the height above ground that it has attained.
This energy can convert into the kinetic energy of the car if it starts coming down the hill, that is lose its potential energy.

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