Using Potential and Kinetic Energy Quick Check

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Which is the best description of potential energy?(1 point)
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All objects have potential energy stored in their chemical bonds and will have more potential energy when they are positioned above Earth’s surface.
All objects have potential energy stored in their chemical bonds and will have more potential energy when they are positioned above Earth’s surface.

Only some objects have potential energy stored in their chemical bonds.
Only some objects have potential energy stored in their chemical bonds.

Objects’ potential energy can be destroyed if the chemical bonds are broken.
Objects’ potential energy can be destroyed if the chemical bonds are broken.

All objects have potential energy stored in their chemical bonds and will have more potential energy when they are in motion.

Answer 1

The best description of potential energy from the options provided is:

All objects have potential energy stored in their chemical bonds and will have more potential energy when they are positioned above Earth’s surface.

This statement accurately captures the concept of potential energy associated with the position of an object in a gravitational field (such as height above the Earth's surface) and also mentions the potential energy stored in chemical bonds, which is relevant to the context of potential energy.