Multiple Choice Question

An image of a roller coaster is shown below.
A image of a roller coaster is shown below but its sort if going from up to down to up again and down and there is letters above each of those up downs A is the tallest it has 11 x's below it and the roller coaster and b is below the A because of the drop of the roller coaster and b has 4 x's and the roller coaster goes up again not as high as A though and goes down further than b then is c with one x then back up is d with 6 x's below

At which position will the roller coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?
A.
A

B.
B

C.
C

D.
D

1 answer

Potential energy is greatest at the highest point of the roller coaster. In your description, position A is the tallest point, so the roller coaster will have the greatest amount of potential energy at this position.

Therefore, the correct answer is: A. A