Final answer:
A rock on a platform 10 m high with a weight of 55 N possesses potential energy due to its elevated position in a gravitational field, which would become kinetic energy if it were to fall.
A rock is sitting on a platform 10 m high. It weighs 55 N. The rock has _Potential_energy.
so the correct answer is Option B) Potential
Step-by-step explanation:
A rock sitting on a platform 10 m high with a weight of 55 N has potential energy. This energy is stored in the rock due to its static position in a gravitational field. If the rock were to fall, this potential energy would convert into kinetic energy, which is the energy due to movement. However, while the rock remains stationary and not in motion, it does not have kinetic, thermal, or chemical energy in this context.
Electrical energy, nuclear energy, and chemical energy are also forms of potential energy, related to the relative positions or orientations of an object's components. Still, these are not applicable to the rock's situation on the platform. The example given of a brick on a windowsill further illustrates stored potential energy due to an object's position at a height.
the correct answer is Option B) Potential