A model roller coaster rolls from point X to point Y. Describe the energy transformation.

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Responses

Thermal energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential energy transfers to thermal energy.
Thermal energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential energy transfers to thermal energy.

Kinetic energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential energy transfers to kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential energy transfers to kinetic energy.

Kinetic energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential transfers to thermal energy.
Kinetic energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential transfers to thermal energy.

Potential energy transfers to kinetic energy, then some kinetic energy transfers to potential energy.

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The correct response regarding the energy transformation as the model roller coaster rolls from point X to point Y is:

Kinetic energy transfers to potential energy, then some potential energy transfers to kinetic energy.

This describes the process accurately as the coaster rises and gains potential energy at higher points and then converts that potential energy back into kinetic energy as it descends.