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Why Roller Coaster Loops Aren't Circular Quiz

Authored by Billie Jent

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 4+ times

Why Roller Coaster Loops Aren't Circular Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which location was actually home to the first looping roller coasters in America?

Disneyland, California

Six Flags Magic Mountain, California

Coney Island, New York

Hershey Park, Pennsylvania

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major problem with the design of early looping coasters like the Flip Flap Railway?

They used tubular steel

They used circular loops

They were too slow

They were too long

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum G-force that the human body can handle on a roller coaster for about a second?

14 Gs

4.9 Gs

12 Gs

6 Gs

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the roller coaster in Hershey Park that claims to be the first looping coaster on the east coast?

The Great American Revolution

The Loop the Loop

The Sooperdooperlooper

The Flip Flap Railway

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What material revolutionized the construction of modern roller coasters?

Wood

Regular steel

Plastic

Tubular steel

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the first modern vertical looping coaster made with tubular steel?

The Flip Flap Railway

The Sooperdooperlooper

The Matterhorn

The Great American Revolution

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape did the Great American Revolution use for its loop to even out G forces?

Teardrop

Elliptical

Circular

Clothoid

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