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Question

This image of a roller coaster is designed to show important information about potential and kinetic energy. One of these labeled pieces of information is incorrect. Which information is wrong, and why?

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Responses

The spot with the “maximum kinetic energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.
The spot with the “maximum kinetic energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.

The roller coaster would only have potential energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
The roller coaster would only have potential energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”

The roller coaster would only have kinetic energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
The roller coaster would only have kinetic energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”

The spot marked “maximum gravitational potential energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.

Answer 1

The incorrect information is:

"The roller coaster would only have kinetic energy at the point labeled 'gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.'"

At that point, the roller coaster has both gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy. It cannot have only kinetic energy there, as energy in a roller coaster system is transformed between potential and kinetic forms depending on the height and speed of the coaster. Thus, at that particular point, there is a combination of both energy types.