Roller coasters
Sources of Energy
Vocab.
Renewable or not
misc.
100
This is the force that makes roller coasters move.
What is gravity
100
Our main source of energy
What is the sun
100
A push or pull on an object
What is force
100
Name a renewable energy source.
What is solar, wind, geothermal, wood etc
100
Energy doesn't run out it only does this
What is transfer
200
The name of the first hill on a roller coaster.
What is the lift hill
200
The name of the energy a dam creates.
What is hydroelectric
200
The rubbing force that slows an object down
What is friction
200
Name a non-renewable source of energy
What is oil, coal, etc
200
He discovered gravity
What is Newton
300
This force keeps you from falling out of the roller coaster when going upside down.
What is inertia
300
The type of energy created in a flat windy area
What is wind energy
300
The ability to do work
What is energy
300
Name on thing you can do to help conserve energy
What is use solar heat, burn a wood stove, walk instead of drive.
300
A rubber band and a battery have this in common
What is the store energy
400
Roller coasters are typically made out of these two materials.
What is wood and steel
400
Heat from the earth's core is called
What is geothermal energy
400
movement
What is motion
400
This would happen if there was no sunlight
What is there would be no energy or life
400
A rock falling off a cliff is this type of energy
What is kinetic
500
During a roller coaster ride name one example of potential and one example of kinetic energy.
What is potential at the beginning or at the top of a hill. Kinetic going down the hills or through the loops.
500
Our body uses this as its source of energy
What is food
500
How fast an object travels in a period of time.
What is speed.
500
Name a nonrenewable source of energy that we will may run out of if we don't conserve
What is oil, coal, gas etc.
500
A battery is an example of this type of energy
What is potential
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