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Roller Coaster Physics - Tech Systems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

drops that were too steep

b)

high g forces

c)

carts that didn't stay on track

d)

very low g forces

2.

At the top of the first hill in a roller coaster, they have the most ...

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

friction

d)

thermal energy

3.

The mass of the roller coaster car and the people in it stays constant. What changes the amount of force your feel while riding?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

changes in acceleration

d)

newton's first law of motion

4.

what are g forces?

a)

force of gravity felt when you're at a very high height

b)

a strong force felt on very fast roller coasters

c)

forces that are dangerous to the human body even in small amounts

d)

acceleration on a body related to acceleration of gravity

5.

The scientific law that states "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction."

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

6.

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

a)

kinetic energy

b)

rolling friction

c)

gravitational potential energy

7.

The force that pulls objects toward each other (depends on the object's mass and distance from each other)

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravity

c)

velocity

8.

The scientific law that "acceleration depends on the net force acting on the object and on teh object's mass."

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

9.

The force at the top of the roller coaster hill, before it starts to descend is:

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

gravitational velocity

c)

gravitational kinetic energy

10.

The distance an object travels in a certain period of time, without regard to direction, is

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

speed