How is a roller coaster a closed system

It is because the mechanical energy of the roller coaster is conserved.

In a closed system, no energy and matter can pass through the system boundary. The energy in a closed system cannot change.

Within a closed system, energy can be exchanged or transformed, but the total energy remains constant.

At first glance, a roller coaster is something like a passenger train. It consists of a series of connected cars that move on tracks.

But unlike a passenger train, a roller coaster has no engine or power source of its own. Here's how roller coasters work shared by Howstuffworks.com.

Wednesday, December 21 2016
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