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When there is friction on a roller coaster some of the potential energy is not converted into?
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Kinetic Energy.
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What causes some of the potential energy of the moving roller coaster to be converted to thermal energy?
Friction
What causes some of the potential energy of a moveing roller coaster to be converted to thermal energy?
Friction
When there is friction on a roller coaster some of the potential energy is NOT converted into kinetic energy. It is also converted into?
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When there is friction on a roller coaster some of the potential energy is not converted into Kinetic energy it is also converted into ...?
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Why not all potential energy is converted to kinetic energy in roller coaster?
Because some of it is converted into heat due to friction.
When rolling downhill a rollar coasters potential energy is converted?
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). Hope this helps, physicsisland@hotmail.com
When there is friction some of the potential energy is not converted into kinetic energy?
Yes, that is correct.
What energy is in a roller coaster?
Potential energy is used when going up hill on a roller coaster. When it starts gong down the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy.
What is the principle of conservation of energy in an analysis of a roller coaster ride from start to finish?
The typical roller coaster starts out with a cog rail that boosts the cars to a height. Here, electrical energy is added to the system, and converted to gravitational potential energy. At the top, the coaster basically stops before starting the plunge. As the cars plunge, the potential energy is converted to the energy of motion (kinetic energy). If there are subsequent ups and downs, kinetic energy is partially traded back to potential energy and vice versa. At the end, a brake slows the cars down right at the finish, converting the kinetic energy to heat. During the ride, some friction also converts some energy to heat irreversibly.
What is usually the highest point on a roller coaster?
The top of the first hill. This is where the coaster has its greatest amount of potential energy which is converted to kinetic energy as it moves along the track.
Why is a roller coaster not in the first law of thermodynamics?
Actually it is. The first law of thermodynamics tells us that you have to put energy into the roller coaster (in this case in the form of work) to get it to the top of the first hill; getting it to the top increases its potential energy. Once it starts moving down, most of that potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as it moves around the track. Over the course of its circuit of the track, energy is continuously converted back and forth between potential and kinetic energy - with some energy also being converted to heat through friction with the rails and with the air. Energy is conserved - thus we see the first law obeyed.
Why is the height and shape of a coaster on the first hill important?
It establishes the initial potential energy that gets converted to kinetic energy for the rest of the ride. Once the car summits that first hill, it doesn't get any more energy added to it - the energy just gets converted back and forth between kinetic energy and potential energy for the rest of the ride, while gradually being dissipated by friction.
