Question

Which of the following is true as the cars of a rollercoaster race down a hill?
Responses

Some energy is destroyed as the cars slow down.
Some energy is destroyed as the cars slow down.

Some potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy and other forms of energy.
Some potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy and other forms of energy.

Kinetic energy is stored in the cars as they move downhill.
Kinetic energy is stored in the cars as they move downhill.

The kinetic energy of the cars is equal to the potential energy of the cars.

Answer 1

Some potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy and other forms of energy.