Mystery Science Energy Lesson 3 (redo)

Why doe the highest hill of a roller coaster have to be the first one?

• It stores the most energy to help the car travel through the rest of the coaster

• It is the most fun and thrilling part of the ride

• It sets up the roller coaster for the second hill that has the most energy

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If you put a marble on the HIGHEST HILL of a roller coaster and a bumper marble on the first VALLEY of the coaster, will both marbles make it into the goal?

• Yes

• No

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Why will a bumper marble in a VALLEY prevent the first marble from making it into the goal?

• It is too heavy and can't be moved at all

• It doesn't get enough energy from sitting in the valley to make it up the second hill

• That's not true, they make it into the goal and have enough energy

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If you place a marble on the highest hill, and another marble on the second highest hill, will they both make it into the goal?

• Yes

• No

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If you place a marble on the highest hill, and another marble on the second highest hill, they will both make it into the goal. Why?

• They both have stored energy from being on hills

• The first marble is going so fast that it has plenty of energy for both marbles, and it doesn't matter if the second marble has any energy.

• That is a false statement, they won't make it into the goal

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