Question

Water behind a dam has a certain amount of stored energy that can be released as the water falls over the top of the dam. It may be enough energy to turn a mill wheel or an electricity-generating turbine. Choose the term that best describes the type of energy stored in the water at the top of the dam.

potential energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy

Answer 1

The answer is potential energy

Step-by-step explanation:

The potential energy is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of it position

For example the water at the top of the dam is being held at a height h above the bottom of the dam

Then the potential energy

PE= weight of the water* the height

PE= m*g*h