Try to design an exciting roller coaster that reaches a high speed, but runs in a short amount of time.

1. Sketch your best design, and write down the speed and time.

2. Sketch a design that didn't work at all and tell(or draw) what happened to your roller coaster.

3. At which theme park was the Orient Express located?

4. What did the Orient Express do to passengers for the first time?

5.  When was the Yankee Cannonball built?

6.  What happened to it in 1954?

7.  The Hypersonic XLC took riders from o to 80 mph in what amount of time?

Scroll down and click on "Does my state inspect rides?"

8. Does Missouri inspect roller coaster rides for mobile or fixed rides? (Look at the 2 tables.)

9.  When was this information updated? 

10.  List two other states that don't inspect rides, and two that do.

11. Click on "Passenger Safety". Write the Rider Responsibility Act in your own words.

12. What is your responsibility if you see someone doing something at an amusement park or carnival that looks suspicious?

13. Name another responsibility that a person has at an amusement park or carnival.

14. Go back to CoasterQuest home. Click on "How It Works". Click on one of the questions, and then briefly summarize (in a couple of sentences) something you learned about the topic.

15.  How far and how fast does the "Superman Tower of Power " drop its riders?

16.  What is the maximum speed reached on "The Boss"?

17. What powers "Mr. Freeze"?

18. What is the maximum speed reached on "Mr. Freeze"?

19.  Just have fun constructing a roller coaster! You can change the playback speed to watch it in slow-motion. How does changing the mass affect the total amount of energy?

20. Not exactly roller coasters, but still a lot of fun. Hit the target with the cannon balls by manipulating variables. Write down what all your settings were the first time you hit the target.

21.  There are lots of interactive activities on this site. Take time to explore them all if you have time. Write down 1 fact of physics that you got from 5 different activities. (5 facts total-- one from each site).