Roller coasters

Which one of the bellow are wooden? (Select all that apply)

• The Beast

• Top Thrill Dragster

• Lightning Rod

• Batman: The Ride

As you ride a roller coaster, its wheels rub along the rails, creating heat as a result of ________________________.

• gravity

• friction

• air pressure

• inertia

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 If a drop is steeper, the roller coaster will go...

• Faster
• Crash
• Slower
• Stop

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Which of the following BEST describes the change in energy that occurs as a roller coaster travels from position X to position Y?

• Kinetic energy increases while potential energy decreases.

• Kinetic energy decreases while potential energy increases.

• Kinetic energy increases and potential energy increases.

• There is no change in energy.

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Mechanical engineering is the study of...

• planning, designing, constructing of structures and systems in our world and environment

• systems and objects in motion

• electrical power

• deals with chemical production and the manufacture of products through chemical processes

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What force causes the carts to slow down?

• friction
• applying force
• gravity
• gravity and friction

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How fast is the world's fastest roller coaster?

• 129 mph
• 149 mph
• 179 mph
• 99 mph

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1 G forces typically occur on

• when a train goes around an un-banked corner, or a corner not banked far enough.

• when a train crests a hill at speed, or suddenly dips sharply downwards.

• banked turns or when the train pulls up a hill after going down a drop.

• The regular force of gravity when still.

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Which type of energy is known as energy in motion?

• Potential

• Kinetic

Energy due to an object's motion is called

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravity

• Gravitational Potential Energy

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