Roller Coaster Science

A push or pull that changes the way an object moves is a 

• Lever
• Gravity 
• Force
• Inertia

The force that slows down all rides is

• Crashing
• Gravity 
• Brakes
• Friction 

The force that makes a roller coaster roll is

• Rocket Power
• Gravity
• Motors
• Gears

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As a roller coaster drops, it 

• Accelerates 
• Decelerates
• Slows down
• Breaks the Speed of Sound

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

• Faster
• Crash
• Slower
• Stop

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When you are at the top of a hill on a roller coaster you have what type of energy?

• Kinetic Energy 
• Potential Energy
• Electrical Energy
• Chemical Energy 

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What is speed?

• Change in location of an object
• How fast you accelerate
• How far
• How much distance is covered over a period of time

The course an object travels is called what?

• Force
• Speed
• Direction
• Gravity