Multiple choice

Which scenario shows elastic potential energy transforming into kinetic energy?

  1. extending a rubber band, then releasing it

  2. a bike being ridden uphill

  3. an eagle in a nest that starts to fly

  4. writing on paper with a pencil
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A rubber band stores elastic potential energy when stretched; when released, that energy is converted into the kinetic energy of the band moving. The other options involve gravitational potential energy or chemical energy.

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