Answer to Question #71510 in General Chemistry for Donovan

Question

which of the following best represents potential energy being converted to kinetic energy?
A. a man jogs and stops to drink an energy drink.
B. a drown bow is released, causing an arrow to fly across the field.
C. a roller coaster rounds a curve and climbs the next hill
D. a tree is struck by lightning, and then it is set on fire

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.
Before climbing the hill, the roller coaster had the kinetic energy that they used to climb the hill. Then the potential energy that he has on the hill can again be transformed into kinetic energy when he descends from the hill.