Question

which of the following descriptions would be an example of potential energy?
the movement of a bicycle coasting down a hill
flood water rushing through a breach in a dam
a spark emitted by explosion of a firework
the chemical bonds in a molecule of sucrose

Explanation:

Potential energy is stored energy. Chemical bonds store energy (chemical potential energy). Movement (bicycle coasting, flood - water rushing) is kinetic energy. A spark from a firework explosion is light and heat (electromagnetic and thermal energy, forms of kinetic energy in terms of particle motion).

Answer:

the chemical bonds in a molecule of sucrose