Which of the following has kinetic energy?(1 point)

Responses

a stretched spring
a stretched spring

a spring still at the top of a flight of stairs
a spring still at the top of a flight of stairs

a spring traveling down a flight of stairs
a spring traveling down a flight of stairs

a compressed spring

1 answer

The correct response is:

a spring traveling down a flight of stairs

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, so only the spring that is moving (traveling down the stairs) has kinetic energy. The other options (stretched spring, spring at rest, and compressed spring) involve potential energy rather than kinetic energy.