Roller Coaster Energy

Where is kinetic energy the GREATEST 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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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 

• Energy

• Kinetic

• Friction

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more

• less

• none of the above

• all of the above 

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__________ is stored energy. 

• Potential

• Kinetic

• None of the above 

• All of the above 

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This is a force that moves a roller coaster car down the tracks.

• push

• magic

• gravity

• slide

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_________ is directly related to the amount of potential energy an object has.

• Gravity

• Velocity

• Height

• Speed

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What is the standard unit of measurement for Kinetic Energy?

• Newton

• kilowatt

• Joule

• mole

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Energy in Motion is

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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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 factors does NOT affect the potential energy of a roller coaster at the top of a hill?

• Height of the hill

• Mass of the roller coaster

• Speed of the roller coaster

• Gravitational force

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