Question

a drawn bow possesses mechanical energy in the form of _ after the arrow is released the energy is transformed into _

Answer 1

Potential energy; kinetic energy

When the bow is drawn, it has potential energy, which is stored energy to do work. That energy is stored within the stretching of the string of the bow because it is stretched from its equilibrium position (aka when the bow string is slack). Once the arrow is released, it has kinetic energy, the energy of motion. The potential energy stored in the bow is transferred to the arrow as it's released.

Answer 2

the first one is potential

the second one is kinetic