Question

Which of the following energy changes occurs as a bow is drawn and released?
A. gravitational potential to chemical potential
B. magnetic potential to kinetic
C. elastic potential to Kinetic
D. Kinetic to thermal

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

B or C

Answer 3

Why do you think B and C? They both are turning into kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion. Since the arrow is moving after he lets go, I'd say that makes sense!

So what's the difference between B and C? Well it's either elastic or magnetic. What's the difference between an elastic band and a magnet?

Answer 4

What Kainui is getting at is that your hand isn't magnetic, but the bow string is elastic >.<