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Ripe fruit before it falls what is the energy A) kinetic energy B) Potential energy

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An object can store energy as the result of its position. For example, the heavy ball of a demolition machine is storing energy when it is held at an elevated position. This stored energy of position is referred to as potential energy. Similarly, a drawn bow is able to store energy as the result of its position.

In this case, Ripe fruit is not moving so the only type of energy that it could adquire is potential as the result of its position. The correct answer is B.

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