Energy stored due to position.

• A. Potential energy
• B. Kinetic energy
• C. Thermal energy
• D. Sound energy

Answer: (A)

Energy stored due to position is potential energy. This type of energy exists because an object is elevated or because something is stretched or compressed, so it has the potential to do work if it moves or returns to its original shape. For example, a book on a high shelf has gravitational potential energy, and a stretched spring has elastic potential energy. This energy is not about how fast something is moving but about where or how it is arranged. In contrast, kinetic energy is the energy of motion, thermal energy comes from the random motion of particles due to temperature, and sound energy comes from vibrating objects creating pressure waves.