Roller Coaster Physics Quiz

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

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The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

• more
• less
• none of the above
• all of the above 

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Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

• similar
• opposite
• parallel
• west

A ______ is a push or a pull acting upon an object

• Acceleration
• force
• friction
• energy

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This is a force that moves a roller coaster car down the tracks.

• push

• magic

• gravity

• slide

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What is mass?

• the force of an object caused by gravity
• the amount of space something takes up
• the amount of matter in an object
• how fast something is moving

What is gravity?

• stored energy

• a force acting to pull two objects together

• energy and acceleration in motion

• the speed of an object

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Stored energy, resulting from an object's position or shape.

• acceleration

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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The distance an object travels in a certain period of time, without regard to direction, is ...

• motion

• velocity

• speed

• acceleration

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The force at the top of a roller coaster hill, before it starts to descend is:

• gravitational velocity

• gravitational kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

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