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The height of hills affect the roller coaster by the amount of gravitational potential energy that is collected while rising. The more GPE you amass as you ascend, the more kinetic energy is affected. GPE=(mass)(9.81m/s2)(height). Therefore, the higher the hill, the greater the potential energy. The greater the GPE, the more speed (Kinetic Energy) is able to be used.

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