Roller Coasters

What causes motion sickness?

• Eating spicy food
• Wearing sunglasses
• Sensory conflict between visual input and inner ear motion detection

What is sensory conflict theory?

• theory is a concept in music theory.

• related to the study of weather patterns.

• conflicting sensory information.

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What is kinetic energy?

• energy related to an object's temperature

• energy of speed

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What is potential energy?

• energy due to its color.

• energy of height

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Why do roller coasters slow down?

• friction

• they get tired

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What has more energy?

• something very high off the ground

• something sitting on the ground

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Where is the tallest hill in a roller coaster?

• at the start

• at the end

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How can get better at motion sickness?

• do it over and over again to train your senses

• puke and be done

What are the forces you feel on a roller coaster?

• X-Men

• G-Forces

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How do you stay in your seat during a loop-the-loop?

• G-Forces

• luck

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