Kinetic and Potential Energy Combined: The Woman Rowing a Boat on a River

An object can have both kinetic and potential energy in a scenario where it is in motion and at a height or in a position where it has the potential to do work due to gravity or other forces. In the scenarios provided: - When a woman rows a boat on a river, the boat has kinetic energy due to its motion through the water, but it may not necessarily have significant potential energy. - A skydiver floats to the ground has kinetic energy due to falling and potential energy due to its height above the ground. - A swimmer stands on a diving platform has potential energy due to the height, but not kinetic energy (if they are standing still). - A man rides a bike on a road has kinetic energy due to the motion, but negligible potential energy unless he is on a hill. Therefore, the best scenario that fits both kinetic and potential energy is: **A skydiver floats to the ground** This scenario includes kinetic energy from the movement of falling and potential energy from the height above the ground.