Which of the following best represents potential energy being converted to kinetic energy?
A man jogs and stops to drink an energy drink.
A drawn bow is released, causing an arrow to fly across a field.
A roller coaster rounds a curve and climbs the next hill.
A tree is struck by lightning, and then it is set on fire.

Question

Which of the following best represents potential energy being converted to kinetic energy? 
A man jogs and stops to drink an energy drink.
A drawn bow is released, causing an arrow to fly across a field.
A roller coaster rounds a curve and climbs the next hill.
A tree is struck by lightning, and then it is set on fire.

unklerhaukus · Answer

When a bow is drawn it has energy stored in the electrical field inside the bow and string as tension.

unklerhaukus · Answer

Before release, this is just ;potential energy it is not moving. The flying arrow is motion; kinetic energy

anonymous · Answer

The second one