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This image of a roller coaster is designed to show important information about potential and kinetic energy. One of these pieces of information is incorrect. Which information is wrong, and why?
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The roller coaster would only have kinetic energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
The spot with the “maximum kinetic energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.
The roller coaster would only have potential energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
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The information that is incorrect is: The spot with the “maximum kinetic energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom. This is because the maximum kinetic energy is actually at the highest point of the roller coaster, where the potential energy is lowest.
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