Roller Coaster Research Paper

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This roller coaster name is, Relaxing Thriller. The roller coaster got its name because, there are some parts that are relaxing and some parts are thrilling. Their are some cool features about this ride, there is a pond in the middle and some trees.
When you first get up on the cart you will be going up a hill and at the top of that hill that would be potential energy. When the cart is at the top of the hill the energy is being stored until the cart gets released. The cart is holding on to the energy until it gets released and gets down to the bottom of the hill.
Once you go down the hill and end up at the bottom of the hill that would be gravity. Once you were at the top the cart comes back down because it has gravity. The gravity is the
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That would be friction because there is motion between the two objects. The cart will be going through a tunnel that is a pitch black tunnel.
After you come out of the tunnel there are 2 tracks going 2 different ways. You will not know which way you are going to be going. So once you are one at the spot that would be balanced forces because there are different direction but it doesn’t change an object's motion.

Once balanced forces if done you will on to speed. Speed is where you are shifting to a different motion. The cart is having to change its position to be able to go on with the ride. The speed is going to pick up just a little but the motion will be the one that changes the most.
You will continue on with the ride still. You will move on centripetal force. Centripetal force is where you have a force that causes an object to move along in a circular motion. The centripetal will be taking you around a loop so you will be going upside down.
After you go on the loop you will be going down a hill and that will be net force. Net force is where a force changes its speed or direction or both. The hill will have net force because it is an unbalanced force. The net force will end up changing the