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Roller Coasters and Energy Quiz

Authored by Dorothy Payne

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 3+ times

Roller Coasters and Energy Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What force is responsible for pulling objects down to the ground?

Magnetism

Gravity

Friction

Electricity

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What machine is typically used to pull roller coaster cars to the top of the first hill?

Pulley

Lever

Chain or winch

Spring

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What subject includes the study of forces, energy, and motion?

Chemistry

Physics

Biology

Geography

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What makes roller coasters thrilling according to the text?

The speed of the cars

The height of the first hill

The color of the cars

The number of loops

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What type of energy is converted into kinetic energy as the coaster cars go over the first hill?

Thermal energy

Potential energy

Chemical energy

Electrical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What happens to the kinetic energy as the cars climb the next hill?

It turns into thermal energy

It turns into potential energy

It turns into sound energy

It turns into electrical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What is released as kinetic energy when the cars go over the hill?

Potential energy

Thermal energy

Chemical energy

Electrical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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