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Interactive roller coasters links.

Use the following link to research roller coasters:

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0313004/physicsofrollercoasters.html

Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper

  1. What is centripetal force?
  2. What is gravitation? 
  3. What is acceleration force?
  4. What is acceleration?

Using your knowledge of roller coasters use the following link to design a roller coaster.  Record the best roller coaster on a sheet of paper. Record the tack order, highest speed, and g force. Then draw it.

 http://www.abc.net.au/spark/games/rollercoaster.htm

 Once you have finished this activity you may use the following website to do some further roller coaster design.