Name the type of energy (Kinetic or potential) possesed by the following :

(a) A moving cricket ball.

(b) A stone at rest on the top of a building

(c) A compressed spring.

(d) A moving bus.

(e) A bullet fired from a gun.

(f) Water flowing in a river.

(g) A stretched rubber band.

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Solution

Answer:
(a) AMOVING BALL due to motion possesses KINETIC ENERGY.
(b) A stone at rest on the top of a building possesses POTENTIAL ENERGY, ∴ Due to height above
ground.
(c) A compressed spring possesses potential energy due to changed position of spring.
(d) A moving bus possesses kinetic energy due to motion.
(e) A bullet red from a gun possesses kinetic energy due to motion.
(f) WATER FLOWING IN A RIVER possesses kinetic energy due to its motion.
(g) A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND possesses potential energy due to changed position.

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(a) A moving cricket ball

(b) A compressed spring

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