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  1. How many separate steps did your machine have?
    (Answers will vary.)
  2. What energy transformation occurs when the weight is released?
    (The potential energy of the weight's position is changed into the kinetic energy of its fall.)
  3. List each step and describe the energy transformation that occurs.
    (Answers will vary.)

 

 

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