How does a roller coaster demonstrate potential and kinetic energy in action?

Answer 1

there is a lot of potential energy right before a roller coaster decreases in elevation. potential energy is at its highest on a roller coaster when the roller coaster is at its highest point. when it drops down it uses kinetic energy.

Answer 2

The roller coaster is a gravity operated, fixed course, recreational vehicle. By using a device to lift the cars and riders up high, the potential energy of the assembly is increased. By releasing the string of cars with their riders and letting them move down the track, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy by gravity. It's just that simple.

Answer 3

Kinetic energy is one of the two forms of energy that make up the total energy of a system. The other form is potential energy. While a roller coaster car is moving along the track, it has kinetic energy. When a car moves to a hill, the kinetic energy is changed to potential energy as the car speeds up a hill. A roller coaster changes the energy from potential to kinetic and vice versa many times over the length of the track. Kinetic energy is important, because without it, a train could never go up a hill without a chain.

Answer 4

The kinetic energy of a roller coaster begins to increase as the car goes over the hill, and continues to increase down the hill, until it is greatest at the bottom of each hill. As it continues up the hill, kinetic energy decreases until the car reaches the top of the hill, when potential energy is at its maximum, and kinetic energy is at its minimum.

Answer 5

This happens when the roller-coaster moves downward - the situation is similar as when any object falls, slides, or rolls downward. In this case, its gravitational potential energy decreases (since its position above ground level decreases), while its speed increases.

Answer 6

The back of a roller coaster has the most kinetic energy.

Answer 7

kinetic energy when is going up and potential when is going down

Answer 8

there is potential energy before the ride starts.did i help.shut up.i know i helped