An archer pulls back a bowstring with an arrow and then releases it, sending the arrow flying toward a…
An archer pulls back a bowstring with an arrow and then releases it, sending the arrow flying toward a target. What energy transformation occurs upon release?
Kinetic energy of the string converts into Potential energy of the arrow
Potential energy of the stretched bow converts into Kinetic energy of the arrow
Chemical energy converts directly into Light energy
Heat energy converts into Sound energy
Solution
Stretching the bow string stores elastic potential energy. Releasing it converts this potential energy into kinetic energy of the moving arrow.