Elastic potential energy of a body can be achieved by

raising the body to a height

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compressing or stretching the body

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setting it into motion

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using an elastic band to tie the body

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Solution

The correct option is B
compressing or stretching the body

Some work is done in compressing, bending, stretching and twisting the body. This work gets stored in the deformed body in the form of elastic potential energy. When this deformed body is released, it comes back in its original shape and size and the potential energy is given out in some form or other

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