Roller Coasters

What causes motion sickness?

• Eating spicy food

• Wearing sunglasses

• Sensory conflict between visual input and inner ear motion detection

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A roller coaster car doesn't need a motor to make it go because of--

• force

• energy

• electricity

• gravity

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People who create roller coasters are called --

• architects

• engineers

• doctors

• carpenters

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When a coaster car zooms down the track, it works with gravity and goes--

• faster

• slower

• stays in place

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When a car travels upward on the track, it fights against gravity and--

• speeds up

• slows down

• stays still

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Isaac Newton explains how roller coasters work, using how many laws of motion?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill

• When going around a corner

• When going upside down

• At the top of a big hill

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill

• When going around a corner

• When going upside down

• At the top of a big hill

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Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 

• Energy

• Kinetic

• Friction

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What is the primary force that keeps a roller coaster car moving along the track after the initial drop?

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Electricity

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