Roller Coaster

The energy associated with motion is called

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• sound energy

• nuclear energy

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The force at the top of a roller coaster hill, before it starts to descend is:

• gravitational velocity

• gravitational kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

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Stored energy, resulting from an object's position or shape.

• acceleration

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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The force at the end of a roller coaster, after it has completed all the loops and hills, and is coming back into the station ...

• acceleration

• velocity

• deceleration

• rolling friction

Why do roller coasters slow down?

• friction

• they get tired

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What are the forces you feel on a roller coaster?

• X-Men

• G-Forces

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How do you stay in your seat during a loop-the-loop?

• G-Forces

• luck

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What causes motion sickness?

• Eating spicy food

• Wearing sunglasses

• Sensory conflict between visual input and inner ear motion detection

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Where is the tallest hill in a roller coaster?

• at the start

• at the end

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What type of energy transformation occurs when a roller coaster descends from the top of a hill?

• Kinetic to potential energy

• Potential to kinetic energy

• Thermal to kinetic energy

• Chemical to thermal energy

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