Energy
True or false: A roller coaster has its own engine.
False
If the tracks on the roller coaster are tilted up, the ride will...
slow down.
Force that pulls you towards the center of Earth
Gravity
True or False: All potential energy is converted to kinetic energy
False
I used to leave you screamin' now I take you on a 122 foot high Incredible ride.
Which coaster am I?
The Incredicoaster
Roller Coasters move because of ______.
inertia
Why is there a steep hill in the beginning of a roller coaster?
The hill creates potential energy that is used to power the rest of the ride.
Stored energy is...
Potential Energy
The Law of Conservation of Energy is associated to which Newton's Law?
Newton's 2nd Law
I'm the longest, tallest, and fastest wooden roller coaster on the West Coast! At 118 feet tall you'll swear you saw a ghost.
Which coaster am I?
What is the main way that roller coasters gain momentum?
By going down steep hills
A track that winds around a column of the structure is called...
A corkscrew
Energy in motion is...
Kinetic Energy
This law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed
The Law of Conservation of Energy
I have a staggering 255 foot drop which you’ll take at 85 mph through an underground tunnel. But yet I'm only 235 feet tall. I'm considered a "hypercoaster".
Which coaster am I?
Goliath
How does gravity affect a roller coaster?
Gravity pulls in downward causing it to move faster downhill.
An open space that allows the marble to spin in circles
A funnel
Unit of gravity; the amount of force gravity exerts on an object
Gravitational force or G-force
The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy within a system
Mechanical Energy
I once was a wooden coaster. Now I got a steel makeover. I used to just be big but now I'm also twisted.
Which coaster am I?
Twisted Colossus
The greatest potential energy of a roller coaster is...
At the top of the roller coaster
The best way to make it through a loop is...
Create momentum from a steep hill
The resistance of any physical object to a change in its velocity
Inertia
Energy that is not transferred to useful energy and is lost is called
Dissipated Energy
I have a 215 foot drop straight down. My seats are on both sides of the track and spin 360 degrees backwards and forwards independent of the train's movement. Your feet dangle helplessly as you are transported to a different dimension.
Which coaster am I?
X2