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H10: The Ride of Your Life

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one thing that determines how fast a roller coaster will go?

a)

the theme of the ride

b)

the gravity of the ride

c)

the budget of the ride

d)

the height of the ride

2.

Which of these statements is an opinion?

a)

The Kingda Ka is the tallest steel roller coaster in the world.

b)

Speed is more important than height in a roller-coaster design.

c)

Roller coasters are tested before the public is allowed to ride them.

d)

Amusement parks are required to abide by specific safety procedures.

3.

What is the effect of a higher hill and a steeper slope?

a)

an unsafe ride

b)

a bumpy ride

c)

a faster ride

d)

a slower ride

4.

A roller-coaster designer is probably ________.

a)

good at math

b)

afraid of roller coasters

c)

skilled at manufacturing rides

d)

more concerned with a ride's appearance than with it's safety.

5.

One thing that determines how fast a roller coaster will go is the budget of the ride.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Kingda Ka is the tallest steel roller coaster in the world.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

7.

Speed is more important than height in a roller-coaster design.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

8.

Roller coaster are tested before the public is allowed to ride them.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

9.

Amusement parks are required to abide by specific safety procedures.

a)

Opinion

b)

Fact

10.

The effects of a higher hill and a steeper slope is a faster ride.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A roller-coaster designer is probably good at math.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Select the meaning of the underlined word used in the following sentence: A designer sees this as a question of how many cars to build and how much weight to account for.

a)

an amount of money in a bank

b)

to take into consideration

13.

Select the meaning of the underlined word used in the following sentence: The bonuses are worth the hard work.

a)

difficult

b)

not soft

14.

Select the meaning of the underlined word used in the following sentence: Then the built coasters are tested repeatedly before the public is allowed to ride them.

a)

open to all people

b)

the people making up a group

15.

Select the meaning of the underlined word used in the following sentence: The thrill riders experience on a steep drop is the result of a force called a G-force.

a)

to cause to feel excitement

b)

a feeling of excitement

16.

Read each pair of definitions below. Choose the word that has both meanings.

the result being worked toward

a net into which players try to get a ball

a)

major

b)

goal

c)

drop

d)

routine

17.

Read each pair of definitions below. Choose the word that has both meanings.

an officer in the military

very important

a)

major

b)

goal

c)

drop

d)

routine

18.

Read each pair of definitions below. Choose the word that has both meanings.

a usual schedule

done regularly

a)

major

b)

goal

c)

drop

d)

routine

19.

Read each pair of definitions below. Choose the word that has both meanings.

a steep slope

a very small amount of liquid

a)

major

b)

goal

c)

drop

d)

routine

20.

Read the definitions below. Choose the correct meanings for the word major.

a)

an officer in the military

b)

very important

c)

the result being worked toward

d)

a very small amount of liquid

e)

a net into which players try to get a ball

21.

Read the definitions below. Choose the correct meanings for the word routine.

a)

a usual schedule

b)

done regulary

c)

a steep slope

d)

very important

e)

a very small amount of liquid

22.

A feeling of joy or excitement is a (a)   .

23.

A plan for making and spending money is a (a)   .

24.

What is a small railway that carries people up and down a steep track very fast for fun?

(a)  

25.

A feeling of joy or excitement

a)

thrill

b)

precise

c)

sensations

d)

specifications

26.

exact; accurate

a)

precise

b)

sensations

c)

specifications

d)

capacity

27.

the information from the environment that is picked up by our sense organs

a)

sensations

b)

specifications

c)

capacity

d)

distinguish

28.

standard requirements to be followed in procuring items from suppliers

a)

specifications

b)

capacity

c)

distinguish

d)

intricate

29.

The maximum amount that something can contain.

a)

capacity

b)

distinguish

c)

intricate

d)

propel

30.

Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or items.

a)

distinguish

b)

intricate

c)

propel

d)

simulate

31.

Complicated; difficult to understand

a)

intricate

b)

propel

c)

simulate

d)

acceleration

32.

To cause to move towards; push

a)

propel

b)

simulate

c)

acceleration

d)

budget

33.

To imitate

a)

simulate

b)

acceleration

c)

budget

d)

client

34.

A person who designs any of a variety of things.

a)

designer

b)

roller coaster

c)

G-force

d)

weightlessness

35.

A small railway that carries people up and down a steep track very fast for fun

a)

roller coaster

b)

momentum

c)

friction

d)

gravity

36.

Gravitational force

a)

G-force

b)

gravity

c)

kinetic energy

d)

physics

37.

The state of being without detectable weight.

a)

weightlessness

b)

potential energy

c)

G-force

d)

gravity

38.

Stored energy

a)

potential energy

b)

physics

c)

kinetic energy

d)

maximum

39.

The study of matter and energy

a)

physics

b)

client

c)

kinetic energy

d)

potential energy

40.

Energy due to motion

a)

kinetic energy

b)

maximum

c)

potential energy

d)

momentum

41.

The force or speed with which something moves

a)

momentum

b)

minimal

c)

maximum

d)

G-force

42.

The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

a)

friction

b)

physics

c)

momentum

d)

gravity

43.

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

a)

gravity

b)

physics

c)

G-force

d)

acceleration

44.

Wooden roller coaster often include loops and twists that steel roller coasters do not.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The safety and design of a roller coaster depend heavily on (a)   .

46.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

One of the first determinations a roller-coaster designer has to make is the speed and height of the coaster.

b)

One of the first determinations a roller-coaster designer has to make is the length and height of the coaster.

c)

One of the first determinations a roller-coaster designer has to make is the speed and theme of the coaster.

d)

One of the first determinations a roller-coaster designer has to make is the landscape and theme of the coaster.

47.

When designer think about the capacity of the roller coaster they think about ______ and _______ to account for.

a)

how many cars and how much weight

b)

how many cars and how much time

c)

how many people and how much weight

d)

how many loops and how much weight

48.

Roller coasters are simulated and tested on a computer before they are built. This makes the designs safer and more reliable.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

49.

Once the rides are open, safety checkups are not required.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Amusement parks will shut down rides that aren't working properly until they can be repaired.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Roller coaster are safer than riding in a car.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

For many designers it is worth the hard work to frequently get to bypass theme park admission and long lines to ride their roller coasters for free.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

53.

Wooden roller coasters are not as fast as steel roller coasters.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

54.

Wooden roller coasters have a much better thrill: a swaying frame.

a)

Opinion

b)

Fact

55.

A swaying frame make wooden roller coasters feel more dangerous and scarier than steel roller coasters.

a)

Opinion

b)

Fact

56.

At a speed of 50 miles per hour, riders will experience a G-force of four.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

57.

When the roller coaster climbs the first hill, it builds up (a)   energy. This is stored energy.

58.
a)

Tracks

b)

Thrill

c)

Theme

59.

a)

Weightlessness

b)

Gravity

c)

G-Force

60.

a)

Thrill

b)

Fear

c)

Propel

61.

a)

Budget

b)

Capacity

c)

Client

62.

a)

Theme

b)

specifications

c)

client