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Roller Coasters and Science??

Newton’s First Law An object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion maintains its velocity unless it experiences an unbalanced force. What does this mean? When the roller coaster is going it will keep going unless something stops it

inertia Inertia is where a state of rest or velocity along a straight line is maintained so long as it is not acted upon by an external force. How is inertia and a roller coaster related? Do I have to think about safety?

Newton’s Second Law The unbalanced force acting on an object equals the object’s mass times its acceleration. F=ma A small force on an object will cause a small acceleration and larger force will cause a larger acceleration.

Gravity Feelings of weightlessness and heaviness experienced is contributed to forces acted upon them Pretend that there are small amounts of air resistance acting upon the riders. Thus, the only forces exerted upon the riders are the force of gravity and the normal force (the force of the seat pushing up on the rider). The force of gravity is at all times directed downwards.

Gravity A person who feels weightless has not lost weight. The force of gravity is the same magnitude The normal force however has a small magnitude at the top of the loop (where the rider often feels weightless) and a large magnitude at the bottom of the loop (where the rider often feels heavy).

Gravity and roller coaster If the tracks slope down, gravity pulls the front of the car toward the ground, so it accelerates If the tracks tilt up, gravity applies a downward force on the back of the coaster, so it decelerates.

Potential Energy Potential energy – the energy you stored before it is used (not moving). The coaster builds potential energy as it makes its way up the first hill. Potential energy increases as you go up the hill and decreases as you go down since it is converted to kinetic energy.

Kinetic energy The energy of a moving object due to its motion. The higher the hill the coaster is coming down, the more kinetic energy is available to “push” the cars up the next hill, and the faster the train will go.

Friction Is a force that opposes motion Friction causes kinetic energy to be used up on the roller coaster and the energy is converted to heat Roller coasters reduce friction by using different kinds of wheels to make the ride smoother.

Newton’s Third Law For every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force. Think about the turns on the coaster. When the tracks push the coaster one way the whole coaster goes that way

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