When does a typical rollercoaster have the most potential energy?
At the top of the first hill.
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Name three criteria of your rollercoaster design challenge.
1. Needs either a turn or a loop 2. Must be at least 24" of track length 3.At some point the track needs to be below the finish 4. ball needs to land in cupa
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Where would you feel the least amount of g-forces on a rollercoaster?
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What did the Wright brothers father do for a living?
He was a Bishop- a high ranking religious leader
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What famous structure can you find in picture of in this classroom?
Eifel Tower
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What did Orville and Wilbur Wright's dad give them as boys that sparked their interest in flight?
a rubber band helicopter
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The force experienced by riders which creates sensations of being pushed into the seat during sharp turns or drops, or feeling weightless at the top of a loop
G-Force
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Where were roller coasters first built?
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What is the mechanical force called that is generated by the planes engines to move the aircraft through the air?
Thrust
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What is this coaster called; found at Knoebels amusements in PA?
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What simple machine are tweezers?
Lever
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seesaw
Swap points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
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Who said "Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think"?
Albert Einstein
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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rocket
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thief
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baam
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gift
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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baam
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What is the fixed support called that a lever arm sits on?