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

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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.

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.

Potential energy transfers to kinetic energy, then some kinetic energy transfers to potential energy.
Potential energy transfers to kinetic energy, then some kinetic energy transfers to potential energy.
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Answer 1

The correct response regarding the energy transformation of a model roller coaster rolling from point X to point Y is:

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

This accurately describes how as the roller coaster goes up (increasing potential energy), it loses speed (losing kinetic energy), and as it goes down, the potential energy is converted back into kinetic energy, increasing its speed as it descends.