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On a roller coaster when does the car have potential kinetic energy and when is energy transferred?

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Answer: When the roller coaster goes to the top of the tracks there is energy

Explanation: When going up you need energy but going down the energy is being transferred downwards.

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Energy occurs when it is going upward. Yet when it is going downward, no energy is need because the force is pushing the cart down.
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