An example of potential energy is
A)electricity lighting a lamp
B)sugar in a sugar bowl
C)a snowball thrown at a tree
D)a leaf falling from a tree
E)water powering a turbine

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Potential energy refers to the energy possessed by an object due to its position or state. In this case, the sugar molecules in the sugar bowl have potential energy due to their chemical bonds. The other options involve kinetic energy (electricity, snowball), gravitational potential energy (leaf falling), or hydroelectric power (water powering a turbine).

An Example of Potential Energy Is