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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