MCQ
The water stored in a reservoir possesses:
- AKinetic energy.
- BMuscular energy.
- CPotential energy.
- DMagnetic energy.
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Answer
- Potential energy.
Explanation:
Potential energy is the energy possessed due to the relative position of one body with respect to other.
Kinetic energy is the energy possessed due to the motion of the body.
Water stored in the reservoir is at rest, so no kinetic energy but it is at some height with respect to some level below the water surface, so it contains potential energy.
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