MCQ
Water stored in a dam possesses:
- ANo energy
- BElectrical energy
- CKinetic energy
- ✓Potential energy
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Potential energy
The potential energy possessed by the object is the energy present in it by virtue of its position or configuration. Water stored in a dam , when allowed to flow, has kinetic energy which was earlier stored as potential energy.
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