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Roller Coaster Engineering Quiz

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Created on October 29, 2024

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Roller Coaster Engineering

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Roller Coaster Engineering
Remember: Roller coasters get their energy from the force of gravity, called "potential energy" or stored energy. The amount of potential energy depends on height, and taller roller coasters will have more energy than kiddie coasters close to the ground. Potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy as the roller coaster is pulled down the hill by gravity. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. The faster you go, the more kinetic energy you have. New information: In real roller coasters, FRICTION is the force that slows roller coasters down. Friction is the force between any two objects or surfaces touching, like shoes on a road or wheels on a track. Some energy turns into heat due to friction, so engineers need to make sure there is enough energy to make it to the end of the track. Click the button for a diagram about friction and then spin the wheel!

Friction

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What is kinetic energy?

Energy of motion

Stored energy

Sound Energy

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What is potential energy?

Energy of motion

Sound energy

Stored energy

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Which roller coaster would have more kinetic energy and speed?

All roller coasters are the same

A short roller coaster

A tall roller coaster

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Which force gives roller coasters potential energy at the top of hills?

Electricity

Gravity

Friction

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Where does a roller coaster have the MOST potential energy?

At the top of the tallest hill

At the bottom of hills

Going through a loop

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When would kinetic energy be highest on a roller coaster?

Being pulled slowly up a hill

Going max speed down a hill

Going back into the station

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