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A loaded crossbow. The string is pulled back and locked into place storing the potential energy. When the trigger is pulled and the string is released, the potential energy is released as well, converting it to kenetic energy.

2006-10-05 01:09:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

A stretched rubber band is a very simple example of stored mechanical potential energy.

2006-10-05 01:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by konstipashen 5 · 0 0

a stretched rubber band
a ball lifted up from ground
a man standing on a building

anything that has some mass and is at some distance from ground, has potential energy stored in it. the rubber band and springs have potential energy due to their configuration and not position.

2006-10-05 01:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by roby_chillz 2 · 0 0

1. Springs
2. Coils
3. Spring Levers in automobile trucks
4. 1/4 th solid mass in a flywheel
5. In Railway engine wheels

2006-10-05 01:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by panugamti r r 1 · 0 0

potential energy is manafest in the following ways:

"
# 1 Gravitational potential energy
# 2 Elastic potential energy
# 3 Chemical potential energy
# 4 Electrical potential energy
# 5 Rest mass energy"

2006-10-05 01:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by Joe the answer man 4 · 0 1

Stored mechanical potn. energy is associated with a body if, it is not, but is tending to do some work, which will dissipate this energy.
Egs. of stored mechanical potn energy:
*A stationary rock at a height.
*A stretched rubber band, at its extreme position.

2006-10-05 02:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by Kartik P 1 · 0 0

I would think a wound up spring would be a good example

2006-10-05 01:21:08 · answer #7 · answered by graeme1944 5 · 0 0

IN CAPACITOR MAGNETIC ENERGY CAN BE STORED IN THE FORM OF POTENTIAL ENERGY.

2006-10-05 01:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by Naddi S 1 · 0 0

a ball balanced on top of a hill

2006-10-05 01:19:09 · answer #9 · answered by BlueN 2 · 0 0

A wind up toy.
(The only other correct answer you have is the bow and arrow one.)

2006-10-05 01:14:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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