Question

A rock at the edge of a cliff has _______ energy because of its position or anything that can fall has stored _________ energy.
Group of answer choices

mechanical

gravitational potential

chemical potential

elastic potential

Answer 1

Gravitational potential energy.

Explanation: A rock at the edge of a cliff has energy due to its position in Earth's gravitational field — this is called gravitational potential energy (stored energy that can convert to kinetic energy if it falls).