If you are at an amusement park and you ride a slingshot, how does your potential energy compare to your kinetic energy at the top of the shot?

Question

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Responses

The kinetic energy is less than potential energy.
The kinetic energy is less than potential energy.

Kinetic energy is greater than potential energy.
Kinetic energy is greater than potential energy.

The kinetic energy is twice the amount of potential energy.
The kinetic energy is twice the amount of potential energy.

The kinetic energy and potential energy are the same.

Answer 1

At the top of the slingshot shot, the potential energy is at its maximum because the height is greatest, while the kinetic energy is at its minimum (ideally zero, if we assume the moment at the very top is considered before descending). Therefore, the correct response is:

The kinetic energy is less than potential energy.