Select the correct answer.
In a hydroelectric power plant, water is stored high above a turbine. As it falls, the water spins the turbine blades to generate electricity. Which form of energy does the stored water have?

A.
elastic potential energy
B.
gravitational potential energy
C.
radiant energy
D.
vibrational energy
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Forms of Energy: Mastery Test
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B.  Gravitational potential energy

Explanation:

An easy way to remember this is if something has the potential to fall from height, that medium will more than likely have gravitational potential energy.

Elastic EP is more so for when materials bend and warp, think of the energy in a stretched rubber band before you let it go

Vibrational energy is more along the lines of atoms and molecules which are constantly vibrating

Radiant energy is energy of electromagnetic waves, such as sunlight or radiation, etc

the answer would be 3