Roller Coaster Physics
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which was the first type of coaster created?
steel coaster with hills
wooden coaster with loops
wooden ice slides
none of the choices
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of coaster are there currently more of?
wooden
steel
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What resists change in motion?
Heat Energy
Inertia
Kinetic Energy
Momentum
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the physics that keeps an object from falling out when a coaster goes through a loop?
centripetal force
inertia
gravity
velocity
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When something is traveling fast, it has more:
friction
potential energy
centripetal force
kinetic energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where would we find the most potential energy?
the ground
bottom of a hill
middle of a hill
top of a hill
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is considered the father of the American roller coaster?
Sir Isaac Newton
Phillip Hinkle
Charles Alcoke
La Marcus Adna Thompson
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