State whether the energy possessed in the following is kinetic or potential; compressed spring, stretched bow, moving arrow, water stored in a dam, a stone at the top of a building, bird resting on the branch of a tree.

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compressed spring=potential energy
stretched bow= Potential energy
moving arrow= Kinetic energy
water stored in a dam= Potential energy
a stone at the top of a building= Potential energy
Bird resting on the branch of a tree= Potential energy

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