Newsela: Everyday Mysteries Upside- Down Roller Coaster

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6th Grade
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SARAH CHRISP
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What keeps you from falling out when a roller coaster turns upside down?
Gravity
Inertia
Friction
Air resistance
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-1
NGSS.MS-PS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of energy is stored as a roller coaster climbs higher?
Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
Potential energy
Electrical energy
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What prevents roller coaster cars from flipping off the track?
The weight of the cars
The design of the wheels
The design of the tracks
The speed of the coaster
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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
Kinetic energy is the energy that is stored while going downhill and potential energy is the energy released to get it up the hill.
Roller coasters store most energy for the end of the ride where hills are taller.
Inertia resists a change in direction and keeps riders inside a roller coaster even when it is upside down.
The world's tallest roller coaster was invented in 1975.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence from the article suggests that roller coasters have improved safety features?
Inertia is what keeps you from falling.
After steel tracks were introduced in 1959, more complicated and adventurous coasters became possible.
It opened at Coney Island in 1907, and it was the first roller coaster to use seat belts.
It was the first coaster to turn passengers completely upside down.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which answer choice is an accurate summary of the section "A Cable Helps It Climb"?
A roller coaster does not have an engine, so it needs a cord to pull it up the hills on the track. When it runs out of kinetic energy at the end of the ride, another cable is needed to pull it over lower hills.
A roller coaster gathers potential energy as it travels uphill, and at the bottom of the hill the energy is converted into kinetic energy. This alternation is what allows a roller coaster to move around a track.
A roller coaster is usually made of wood or steel, but wooden tracks are not as bendable as steel tracks. In either case, potential and kinetic energy are used to push the roller coaster through loops and twists.
A roller coaster has to build up stored energy to defeat the forces of wind and the wheels on the track to keep going. Other kinds of energy called centripetal force and inertia keep riders in their seats.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How could you decrease the speed of a roller coaster?
Make the first hills taller.
Make the first hills shorter.
Reduce the wind resistance of the coaster.
Increase the kinetic energy of the coaster.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
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