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This image of a roller coaster is designed to show important information about potential and kinetic energy. One of these labeled pieces of information is incorrect. Which information is wrong, and why?

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The spot with the “maximum kinetic energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.
The spot with the “maximum kinetic energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.

The spot marked “maximum gravitational potential energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.
The spot marked “maximum gravitational potential energy” should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.

The roller coaster would only have potential energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
The roller coaster would only have potential energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”

The roller coaster would only have kinetic energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
The roller coaster would only have kinetic energy at the point labeled “gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.”
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The spot marked "maximum gravitational potential energy" should actually be at the top of the roller coaster, not the bottom. Gravitational potential energy is highest at the highest point of a roller coaster, where the object is at its maximum height. Therefore, the information is incorrect because gravitational potential energy is highest at the top, not the bottom, of the roller coaster.

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The spot marked "maximum gravitational potential energy" should be on the lowest point of the roller coaster, at the far left side on the bottom.