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What makes roller coasters go so fast?

Authored by Paula Wheeler

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4th Grade

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What makes roller coasters go so fast?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

If things need energy to move, how do rollercoaster work?

There is a small engine that keeps it moving up and down all of the hills.

The hills help it to store energy. This keeps it moving forward.

The turns in the roller coaster help it to have more energy.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Walking up a steep hill requires a lot of energy. Where does this energy come

from to make the climb?

It comes from our body which is like a machine and creates its own

energy.

It comes from the food we eat.

As we walk up the hill, we have more and more energy coming out.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Going downhill

releases stored energy.

stores energy in an object.

removes energy from an object.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After climbing up a really high hill,

you will have more stored gravitational energy

you will have less stored gravitational energy.

you will need more energy if you want to come back down.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why is Goliath Roller Coaster the fastest wooden coaster in the world?

It has a lot of turns that keeps it moving.

It has a lot of small hills that help it to gain energy.

It has the tallest first hill of all wooden roller coasters.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is gravitational energy?

Storing energy in something by placing it at the bottom of a hill.

Storing energy in something by connecting it to a power source.

Storing energy in something by giving it height.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does adding more marbles to the track affect the hill marble.

Energy is transferred from one marble to the next, slowing it down.

Energy is increased so all of the marbles will be eaten.

Energy starts to disappear because it uses energy to go down the hill.

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