Roller Coaster Physics

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Vocabulary (refer to vocab file located on the Gizmo site for definitions): friction, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, momentum Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the G... izmo.) Sally gets onto the roller coaster car, a bit nervous already. Her heart beats faster as the car slowly goes up the first long, steep hill. 1. What happens at the beginning of every roller coaster ride? You go up a very large hill and then go down it. 2. Does the roller coaster ever get higher than the first hill? Explain. No because any hill higher then the first one will cause [Show More]

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