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WorksheetsHow do roller coasters work?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What were the first roller coasters made out of?
Wood
Metal
Snow
Legos
The first loop-the-loop roller coaster was built in 1846 in what city?
Chicago
Paris
London
New York
Today, there are more than ______ roller coasters all over the world:
2,500
4,000
5,300
10,000
Which continent does not have any roller coasters?
Australia
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
What is the name of the part of the roller coaster that you sit in?
Train
Car
Bucket
Chair
If a roller coaster didn't have wheels, what FORCE would slow it down?
Gravity
Drag
Tension
Friction
How many sets of wheels does a roller coaster train have?
One
Two
Three
Four
What FORCE gives a roller coaster its speed?
Gravity
Drag
Tension
Friction
How can you give a roller coaster more momentum?
Add more wheels
Grease the track
Make the drop higher
Push it up the first hill faster
What allows a roller coaster to go around a loop-the-loop?
Momentum
Wheels
Force
All of these
For a roller coaster to work, which hill has to be highest?
The first hill
The second hill
The last hill
Any hill can be highest
What brings a roller coaster to a stop?
Runs out of momentum
Brakes
Magnets
A hill
What FORCE allows a roller coaster to go around a loop-the-loop?
Centennial force
Centrifugal force
Central force
Centripetal force
There is a roller coaster in England that sends riders upside down how many times?
8
10
14
17
On what part of a roller coaster is a motor used?
None of it
Climbing the first hill
Climbing all the hills
All of it
