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?

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Responses

The kinetic energy and potential energy are the same.
The kinetic energy and potential energy are the same.

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

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

Kinetic energy is greater than potential energy.

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At the top of the shot on a slingshot ride, the potential energy is at its maximum because you are at the highest point, while the kinetic energy is at its minimum (which will be very low but not zero, as you're still moving). Therefore, the correct answer would be:

The kinetic energy is less than potential energy.