Roller Coaster Physics

Negative G forces typically occur on

• when a train goes around an un-banked corner, or a corner not banked far enough.

• when a train crests a hill at speed, or suddenly dips sharply downwards.

• banked turns or when the train pulls up a hill after going down a drop.

• The regular force of gravity when still.

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G forces typically occur on

• when a train goes around an un-banked corner, or a corner not banked far enough.

• when a train crests a hill at speed, or suddenly dips sharply downwards.

• banked turns or when the train pulls up a hill after going down a drop.

• The regular force of gravity when still.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Lateral G forces typically occur on

• when a train goes around an un-banked corner, or a corner not banked far enough.

• when a train crests a hill at speed, or suddenly dips sharply downwards.

• banked turns or when the train pulls up a hill after going down a drop.

• The regular force of gravity when still.

What is acceleration?

• resistance an object to change its motion

• energy in motion

• the push or pull of an object

• an object changing speed or direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Some early roller coasters caused whiplash and neck injuries due to ...

• drops that were too steep

• high g forces

• carts that didn't stay on track

• very low g forces

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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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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The force that happens when two surfaces rub against each other (and it opposes motion)

• kinetic energy

• rolling friction

• gravitational potential energy

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

• acceleration

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A change in velocity

• motion

• acceleration

• potential energy

• friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The force at the end of a roller coaster, after it has completed all the loops and hills, and is coming back into the station ...

• acceleration

• velocity

• deceleration

• rolling friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5