The Roller Coaster Project
For the roller coaster project we where required to study all the potential and kinetic energy that was acting in our roller coaster. We also studied conservation of energy and all the measurements of the roller coaster. We created our own roller coaster which needed a tall hill at the beginning a loop and a turn. after the roller coaster was finish we talked about friction and how it affected our roller coaster during exhibition.
Friction
Friction is the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
What is friction?
Friction is a rubbing force between two surfaces.
How is friction involved in a roller coaster?
For example; There is always friction in a roller coaster making it slow down by releasing energy.
What is friction?
Friction is a rubbing force between two surfaces.
How is friction involved in a roller coaster?
For example; There is always friction in a roller coaster making it slow down by releasing energy.
Demo Explanation
When the box is at the top of the hill you can see two forces acting on it weight and gravity. As the box start to go down hill you can see a new arrow has appeared, this arrow is friction. Friction is pulling the box the opposite direction in which it is going. This causes the box to slow down. To find friction you multiply mass, gravity, and height.
Six Flags Experience
During this project we visited Six Flags Magic Mountain and studied the roller coasters. We had to figured out the roller coaster's height, mass and Potential and Kinetic energy. My favorite ride was X2 since it was one of the fastest ones in there with a scary first fall.
My Effort Reflection
During this project I build the roller coaster making sure it worked perfectly. I made the wall-e go through the whole track with out coming off. I fixed the wall-e every time it broke and also helped my partners find all the calculations for our roller coaster.