How roller coasters work WB Quiz

What is happening as a roller coaster is pulled up that first big hill?

What does the following roller coaster diagram reveal to you about the law of conservation of energy?

What is the relationship between potential and kinetic energy?

Analyze the diagram above.  Drag and drop from highest amount of potential energy to lowest amount of potential energy.  Start off with dragging and dropping the highest amount of potential energy at the top.

Analyze the diagram above.  Drag and drop from highest amount of kinetic energy to lowest amount of kinetic energy.  Start off with dragging and dropping the highest amount of kinetic energy at the top.

Analyze the diagram above.  Why is kinetic energy the lowest at the top of the hill and the highest at the bottom of the hill?

A 200 kg boulder is at the edge of a 60 foot tall building.  What is its gravitational potential energy?    Gravitational Potential Energy Formula = Mass x Gravity x Height.    (Gravity = approximately 10 m/s2)

How do roller coasters demonstrate the law of conservation of energy?

Analyze the following diagram.  What do you think would happen if a roller coaster had a hill in the middle of the track that was taller than the first hill of the roller coaster?

Use the diagram to drag and drop the answers next to their correct question.