Which statement about energy is not correct?       Energy is the ability to do work.     A large ball on top of a hill has kinetic energy.     The biological world gets its energy from the sun.     Chemical bonds store potential energy.     All forms of energy can be converted to heat.

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Which statement about energy is not correct?  

   

Energy is the ability to do work.

   

A large ball on top of a hill has kinetic energy.

   

The biological world gets its energy from the sun.

   

Chemical bonds store potential energy.

   

All forms of energy can be converted to heat.

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