Roller Coaster Energy

Click on where the rollercoaster has the MOST potential energy.

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Which of the following BEST describes the change in energy that occurs as a roller coaster travels from position Y to position Z?

• Kinetic energy increases while potential energy decreases.

• Kinetic energy decreases while potential energy increases.

• Kinetic energy increases and potential energy increases.

• There is no change in energy.

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Energy due to an object's motion is called

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravity

• Gravitational Potential Energy

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Energy due to an object's position is called

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Force

• Gravity

• Kinetic Energy

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Energy that is stored.

• Kinetic Energy

• Motion

• Force

• Potential Energy

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Where is potential energy the GREATEST on a roller coaster?

• At the bottom of the first hill

• At the top of the first hill

• Half way down the first hill

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Where is kinetic energy the LEAST on a roller coaster?

• At the bottom of the first hill

• At the top of the first hill

• Halfway down the first hill

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Where is potential energy the LEAST on a roller coaster?

• At the top of the first hill

• Halfway down the first hill

• At the bottom of the first hill

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What type of energy transformation occurs when a roller coaster descends from the top of a hill?

• Potential to Kinetic

• Kinetic to Potential

• Thermal to Kinetic

• Chemical to Potential

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Which of the following best describes the energy at the top of a roller coaster?

• Maximum Kinetic Energy

• Maximum Potential Energy

• Minimum Potential Energy

• Minimum Thermal Energy

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