Amber Jenkins

Name __________________________ Class Per 5th

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https://klru.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/hew06.sci.phys.maf.rollercoaster/en
ergy-in-a-roller-coaster-ride/

Go to the link above.

Run the roller coaster three times and watch how the cars speed up and slow
down.

Run the step and record the speed at each point in the chart.

Step Number Speed

Step 1 3min

Step 2 20min

Step 3 17min

Step 4 4min

Step 5 16min

Step 6 2min

step 2
1. At which point is the coaster travelling at the highest speed? ____________
step 6
2. At which point is the coaster travelling at the lowest speed? ____________
step 1
3. At which point is the coaster the highest from the ground? _____________
step 2
4. At which point is the coaster the closest to the ground? ________________
5. At which point does the pie chart show the coaster with the greatest
step 1
percent of potential energy? ___________
6. At which point does the pie chart show the coaster with the lowest
step 2
percent of potential energy? ________________
7. At which point does the pie chart show the coaster with the highest
step 6
percent of kinetic energy? _____________
8. At which point does the pie chart show the coaster with the lowest
step 3
percent of kinetic energy? _____________
 9. What conclusion can you draw about the roller coaster and its potential
and kinetic energy?

Potential energy is how high something is and because of its position/ how fast it will go.
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Like step one is the highest so it is potential energy. For kinetic energy it means
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for something to be low like by its motion. Step two has the highest percent of kinetic energy because
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of how low it is.

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10. Draw the roller coaster in the area below, and label the points of greatest
potential energy and greatest kinetic energy:

1=the greatest potential energy

2= the greatest kinetic energy