Science Fair Project: The Physics of a Roller Coaster

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Science Fair Project: The Physics of a Roller Coaster

Objective: To build and design a roller coaster. To explain and calculate the energy transformations occurring during a ride. To explain and calculate the forces acting on a rider. To explain and calculate the velocities and accelerations (g’s) acting on a rider.

Vocabulary: Work Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Force Gravity Acceleration Velocity Height

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