A science class goes to an amusement park to investigate potential and kinetic energy. Which action best demonstrates potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy? Responses a roller coaster slowly climbs the tall hill at the beginning of the ride a roller coaster slowly climbs the tall hill at the beginning of the ride a bungee jumper is released at the top of a tall tower and starts to fall a bungee jumper is released at the top of a tall tower and starts to fall a moving bumper car slams into another bumper car that is sitting still a moving bumper car slams into another bumper car that is sitting still a fireworks rocket shoots upward into the night sky above the park a fireworks rocket shoots upward into the night sky above the park

Question

A science class goes to an amusement park to investigate potential and kinetic energy. Which action best demonstrates potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy? Responses a roller coaster slowly climbs the tall hill at the beginning of the ride a roller coaster slowly climbs the tall hill at the beginning of the ride a bungee jumper is released at the top of a tall tower and starts to fall a bungee jumper is released at the top of a tall tower and starts to fall a moving bumper car slams into another bumper car that is sitting still a moving bumper car slams into another bumper car that is sitting still a fireworks rocket shoots upward into the night sky above the park a fireworks rocket shoots upward into the night sky above the park

Answer 1

The action that best demonstrates potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy is:

- A bungee jumper released at the top of a tall tower and starts to fall.

In this scenario, the bungee jumper starts with potential energy when they are at the top of the tower. As they fall, this potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as they gain speed and motion.