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What type of energy transformations does a roller coaster have

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ANSWER:

On a roller coaster, kinetic energy is converted to potential energy and vice versa.

Explanation:

Two energies are involved in a roller coaster, kinetic energy and potential energy.

There is a constant transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy and from kinetic energy to potential energy, as there are many ups and many downs on a roller coaster.

In an ascent it is transforming from kinetic to potential and in descent from potential to kinetic.

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