Question

a) Define 'potential energy'.

b) Give an example where potential energy is acquired by a body due to change in its shape.

c) A skier of mass 50 Kg stands at A at the top of a ski jump he takes off A for his jump to B
calculate change in his gravitational potential energy between A and B.


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Answer 1

Answer:

a)The energy possessed by a body due to its state of rest is called potential energy

b) When we pull a rubber band its shape changes and it possesses potential energy

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