Question

Which example shows potential energy? A. a skydiver falling B. a car racing C. hitting a nail with a hammer D. a wound up watch spring

Answer 1

B.a car racing down a hill

Answer 2

The answer is D, because all of the others show an object at work, when an object that has potential energy has to be at rest, like when you are at the top of a hill, or the highest point a rocket can go before it comes back done to the ground.