Roller
Coaster Ride!
Use the
following web sites to gather as much information as possible about one roller
coaster. Choose carefully and answer each question completely. You may have to
do some calculating.
http://www.ibiblio.org/darlene/coaster/coasterndx.html
http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/
http://www.coasters.net/cgi-bin/coasters.pl
NAME of COASTER:_____________________________________________________________________________
1.
Maximum hill
height:
2.
Maximum speed
3.
Mass of the
cars
4.
Acceleration
5.
Total length
of ride (distance)
6.
Total time of
ride (seconds)
7.
Average speed
8.
Any G’s
present? How many? Positive or negative?
9.
Any loops or
corkscrews?
10.Braking
system
Now,
go to the following site and design and test your own roller coaster.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/
Did it work or not? What other factors do designers consider when planning roller coasters?