An arrow is released from a stretched bow. (B) Water kept at a high flows through a pipe into the tap below.

Question

(A) An arrow is released from a stretched bow. 

(B) Water kept at a high flows through a pipe into the tap below. 

(C) A compressed spring is released. 

(a) Which words describe the state of the object in the above examples? 

(b) Where did the energy required to cause the motion of the objects come from? 

(c) If the objects were not brought in those states, would they have moved?

Answer 1

(a) Words such as stretched bow, water kept at a height and compressed spring describe the state of the objects. 

(b) The energy required for the objects came from its specific state or motion in the form of potential energy. 

(c) No, if the objects were not brought in those states, they would have not moved.