Question

All types of energy that exist in the nature can be categorized as either kinetic or potential. Choose correct statement regarding the validity of above sentence.

• A. This statement is true for thermal and and mechanical, but not elastic
• B. This statement is true for all different types of energy
• C. This statement is false, except in the case of mechanical energy
• D. This statement is never true

Answer 1

The correct option is C This statement is false, except in the case of mechanical energy

There exists other types of energies such as light energy, sound energy, nuclear energy etc. which are neither kinetic nor potential.

Energies in the form of mechanical energy are categorized as either kinetic or potential energy.

Hence the given statement is false, except in case of mechanical energy.