Theme Park Physical Science

Where does this passage take place? 

• arcade at a shopping mall 
• sports center 
• amusement park 
• bumper car factory 

The author provides a list of what?

• amusement park concessions 
• ways momentum is used at an amusement park 
• amusement park rides 
• prizes won at an amusement park 

When the boy crashes his bumper car into the girl’s bumper car, the momentum from his car is transferred to hers. What evidence from the text supports this statement? 

• “She’s sitting still, caught in something of a bumper car traffic jam.” 
• “Then he slams his car into hers.” 
• “The boy sets his sights on a long-haired girl in a green car.” 
• “The collision stops his car in its tracks, but it sends her car sailing away from his.” 

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“Her opponent isn’t having much luck at the pool table. He strikes the cue ball with the stick, but aims badly. The white ball bounces off three edges of the pool table until it finally slows and comes to a stop.” What conclusion can you draw about the cue ball? 

• It gradually lost its momentum. 
• It hit three different balls. 
• It was very heavy. 
• It was moving slowly. 

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What is this passage mostly about? 

• different kinds of arcades
• examples of motion and momentum 
• knocking over milk bottles 
• why bumper cars are fun 

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Why does the author explain momentum by using different examples at an amusement park? 

• to make the reader feel as though he or she is at an amusement park 
• to illustrate what momentum is in a confusing way that the reader cannot understand 
• to illustrate what momentum is with examples that are most likely familiar to the reader 
• to illustrate what momentum is with examples that are most likely unfamiliar to the   

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. ________ children are too young to drive real cars, they are allowed to drive bumper cars at amusement parks. 

• Therefore 
• Obviously 
• Initially 
• Although

How does the passage define a roller coaster? 

• the application of kinetic energy to generate massive amounts of potential energy in order to create an exciting experience 
• an amusement park ride that does not rely on gravity 
• a thrilling ride that almost everyone enjoys 
• the application of potential energy to generate massive amounts of kinetic energy in order to create an exciting experience 

What does the author describe in the passage? 

• a merry-go-round ride 
• potential and kinetic energy in a roller coaster ride 
• the rising popularity of amusement parks 
• famous roller coasters around the world 

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“At the top of the first and tallest hill, your potential energy is at its highest it will ever be on this ride. As you begin to descend, your potential energy decreases until it’s all gone at the bottom of the hill.” “At the bottom of the first hill, your kinetic energy is at its highest point. You’re going as fast as you’ll ever go on this roller coaster ride.” Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made? 

• A roller coaster is fastest at the front of the train. 
• The shorter the hill the roller coaster climbs, the greater its kinetic energy. 
• Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as the roller coaster goes down the hill. 
• No conclusion can be made from this evidence. 

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