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Which is the best example of potential energy?
holding a basketball in the air
rolling a ball across a flat table
flowing electric current through a wire
turning on a flashlight in a dark room

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Holding a basketball in the air.

Explanation: that is gravitational potential energy (energy stored by position). The others involve energy in motion or being used (rolling ball = kinetic, current = moving charges, flashlight = converting stored chemical energy into light/electric).