2007-01-22 10:17:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Things like water at the top of the waterfall, a compressed spring, a stick of dynamite or a fully charged battery. Anything that has energy that could be released.
2007-01-22 10:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kind of a vague definition of energy since there are a variety of forms of energy present in any system at any given time. The electrical charge in a battery, a bowling ball lifted over your head where you could drop it at any time, a coiled spring... also, since any atom in an object could be split under the right circumstances, there is nuclear energy tied up in there.
So, I would say mechanical, electrical, chemical, and nuclear are all candidates for potential energy.
2007-01-22 18:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by luck d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chemical energy in fuels
electrical eenergy in a battery
Water in a water tower
A stretched rubber band
A coiled spring
energy in a nucleus
2007-01-22 20:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋