when a skateboarder reaches the top of a ramp and stops for a moment before coming back down, what type of energy does the sakteboarder have

Question

a kinetic energy
b potential energy
c both kinetic and potential energy
d neither kinetic nor potential energy

Answer 1

When a skateboarder reaches the top of a ramp and stops for a moment, they possess potential energy due to their elevated position. At that moment, their kinetic energy is zero because they are not moving. Therefore, the correct answer is:

b potential energy.