A student is investigating energy transfer from potential to kinetic energy using a toy car on a ramp. The student place the toy car at the top of the ramp, releases it, and records how far the car travels. The student's setup is shown.
A toy car going down a ramp at 45*
Which statement best describes what would happen if the student increased the angle of the ramp?
A.
The toy car would travel farther because more kinetic energy would be transferred into potential energy.
B.
The toy car would travel farther because more potential energy would be transferred into kinetic energy.
C.
The toy car would not travel as far because more potential energy would be transferred into kinetic energy.
D.
The toy car would not travel as far because more kinetic energy would be transferred into potential energy.
B. The toy car would travel farther because more potential energy would be transferred into kinetic energy.
Increasing the angle of the ramp would increase the potential energy of the toy car as it would start at a higher point. As the toy car travels down the ramp, this potential energy would be converted into kinetic energy, causing the car to travel farther.