alleryStart learning →A child on a swing stops for an instant at the highest point. At that instant her energy is mostly
Apotential energy
Bkinetic energy
Csound energy
Dnuclear energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. potential energy
At the top she is momentarily still but highest, so her energy is stored as potential energy, and it turns to kinetic energy on the way down.
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