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Multiple choice

When water is behind a dam, it has

  1. potential energy

  2. kinetic energy

  3. chemical energy

  4. radiant energy

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Explanation

Water held behind a dam is at a higher elevation than the river below, giving it gravitational potential energy due to its position.

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