Assertion: coaster's energy | /r/HasProperty | potential
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text: The coaster will then lose kinetic energy but gain potential energy as it goes up the next hill.
text: The coaster at the top of the hill has all potential energy (PE) and that PE turns into KE thru the next mile of track and the rise and run and curves and loops make no difference as long as the track is pointing downslope and the PE of the coaster is giving up it's height and converting that to forward KE force.
text: Simply put, the higher an object is off the ground, the more potential energy it has - that is, potential to gain speed as it falls.
text: Simply put, the higher an object is off the ground, the more potential energy it has - that is, potential to gain speed as it falls.
text: For older students, roller coasters are a great way to discuss potential and kinetic energy.
text: So when the roller coaster is getting pulled up it is using kinetic energy while gaining potential energy.
text: In this book, co-written by Leopold Infeld, Einstein explained that roller coasters convert potential energy into kinetic energy, and depend solely on gravity and momentum.
text: When the roller coaster starts flying down the hill, it gains kinetic energy and loses potential energy.