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Roller Coaster

 ID # 1107

Description:

Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as the car rolls down the track.

Picture of Roller Coaster

Physics Concept:

  • Mechanics
  • Work, Potential, and Conservation of Energy
  • Conservation of Energy

The demonstration takes about 1 minute to perform.

© Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996.