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When rolling downhill a rollar coasters potential energy is converted?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes.
At the top of the hill, the potential energy is at a maximum. As the coaster is rolling down the hill, the potential energy (or energy due to the coaster's position or height), is converted into kinetic energy (as the roller coaster is rushing downhill).
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