Q: What term describes the energy of an object that is moving or has the potential to move?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Mechanical energy is the energy of an object that is moving or has the potential to move. It is the sum of an object’s kinetic and potential energy. In Figure below , the basketball has mechanical energy because it is moving. The arrow in the same figure has mechanical energy because it has the potential to move due to the elasticity of the bow. What are some other examples of mechanical energy?.

 Choices:

- stationary energy

- molecular energy

- thermal energy

- mechanical energy


A:
mechanical energy