Movement: Roller Coaster Movement

The track begins with a steep climp, building up potential energy in the coaster car. The rest of the

Whoosh the air rushes past your neck, you start accelerating, falling straight down. If you haven’t ridden a roller coaster that is not how it feels. It gives you a feeling you can’t describe in words. Roller coasters have a rich history and are physics beacons of the world. Also the market of roller coasters is huge. Throughout my research I answered my questions. What is the history of roller coasters? What are the physics of roller coasters? How much do roller coasters and amusement parks cost? and Why are roller coasters such a big market?

There is no place more jam packed with real life, physics examples than an amusement park. Silverwood Theme Park is a prime example of how physics is present in one’s everyday life. Two rides at this particular theme park can be found in many variations all around the world: wooden roller coasters. The two wooden roller coasters found in Silverwood are named Timber Terror and Tremors. These two thrilling rides are one of the most basic roller coasters in the park, yet there is almost always at least a twenty minute wait for these rides. The question becomes, “Why are these rides so popular?” Well, the answer is in the physics behind the two coasters.

It is one of the few original rides still with us today. It was awarded the Coaster Landmark award in 2007. Two separate tracks, race each other up an 88 ft. lift hill before going down an 82 ft. hill up to speeds of 53 mph. for 2 minutes. When the train went up the lift hill, it make a clink, clink, clink noise which was the music sound effect.

Also, as the train goes down the hills and loops, it experiences a free fall effect.

In a park near you very soon a roller coaster will be drawing near...furthermore, not only is there a roller coaster that has never been seen before but also the most magnificent coaster that you've seen. The Looper...The Looper is one of the fastest roller coasters in all of Hershey Park. It speeds in excess of 70 miles per hour. When you are riding The Looper you will feel countless different feelings. As a matter of fact, you will feel not only ecstatic and delighted but also thrill and suspense. Not to mention that as the experience of the unique exhilarating , unforgettable thrills comes to an end, you will surely feel mourning. Be that as it may, you always have the privilege to jump back in line and do it all over again. Riders will feel the anxious anticipation as they wait in line. Not to mention, the force of the g forces as the train screams by the other rides nearby. You will experience pure speed and adrenaline as your heart starts racing as the train accelerates before plunging down

From the long lines you could hear lots of scream and laughs from the roller coaster. Hotel was close to the park so that was nice. I rode every roller coaster but my two favorite were. Splash mountain and space mountain. they were both fast and smooth. but the the lines were anything but fast. But the wait is worth it. Space mountain was really fast and dark with a bunch of little lights so it felt like I was in space.It felt like you were siting in a rocket ship. But the ride does end some time so we rode it at least three times. Splash mountain we did when it was really hot out because we get soaked. The line was like an hour long but it was totally worth it. The ride was you were on a boat that went through the mountain for around five

Roller Coasters were first built in January of 1885, since then thousands of people have traveled to amusement park in order to ride these rides. When they were first invented they were made out of wood and did not have many turns or tricks. Through the years they have evolved into metal with many turns, loops, and heights. With the added on thrills, there are many dangers, deaths, and accidents that come along with riding roller coasters.

The problem that I chose was the roller coaster problem. The question is, how would there be a way to rate how amusing a roller coaster is? I picked this problem because if I were to really get involved in the research, I would go and ride all the roller coasters myself, which sounds like a blast. While I was either researching or riding the roller coasters, I would still have to go through some steps.

A roller coaster is based off the concept of potential energy and kinetic energy. Potential energy is the stored energy of position possessed by an object. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, whether that is vertical or horizontal motion. Because of the forces of gravity acting on the car and the body both kinetic and potential energy can create the rush that riding a roller coaster can give.

(For explaining the basics of roller coasters, I will use a simplistic track layout as seen in appendix A.) The first part of a roller coaster must be the work of a constant force, this work, or the chain lift in appendix A, allows the train to reach its highest potential energy, as the train ascends the first hill, the potential energy is changed to kinetic energy, the highest point of kinetic energy is at the bottom of the hill, and as soon as the train starts to ascend again the kinetic energy is switched back to potential energy (Cutnell & Johnson 162-165) as it climbs the next hill. This process continues for the rest of the drops in the rollercoaster.

Cassandre has used tone and contrast between black and white to create a shiny, metallic and modern look to the train, which makes people want to use it more as it looks new and attractive. He used simple shaped and lines to add small amounts of simplified detail. The train has been arranged in an exaggerated way that makes it look like it’s travelling at high speeds to the horizon point on the right bottom side of the graphic design. The sky has been interpreted with the use of black-to-blue-to-white gradients. The gradients are flipped around so that they aren't fading in the same direction as the cable line’s gradient, so it makes that image stand out more and not blend in with the background. The lettering of ‘Nord Express’ has been coloured in a way that if any of the background’s white tones/colours were to overlap/merge with the text, the overlapped areas have then been coloured red. Tonal gradients have been used to make the train’s shapes more spherical/rounded and to create a shiny/metallic look to the train which was to make the train look modern, sleek, fast and new. Cassandre has made the view point very low so that we would look up at the train, which exaggerates the

What do you think about when you're on a roller coaster? Do you ever think how you're being pulled up this huge hill or down the hill?

Individuals love to go to the amusement parks and try out the rides that are available. The most common and thrilling ride is the roller coaster. An amusement park is not an amusement park if it does not contain a roller coaster. What makes these roller coasters so fun that every amuse parks has one. A lot of people would say it is their extreme high speeds that makes it very exciting. That is a valid answer, but it is the wrong answer. The speed has nothing to do with the excitement. It is more than likely that most people travel faster on their ride along the highway on the way to the amusement park than they would in a roller coaster. Basically the thrill all comes from the acceleration and the feeling of weightlessness that they

The roller coaster that we created was a chance for us, physics students, to work together, be creative, and resilient if any problem were to show up. The first day that we worked on the sketch for the roller coaster, our group was off to a good start because we all agreed with the design and the theme. It did take about 2-3 days to start the actual model because on the first days we didn’t have any materials apart from the cardboard that Mr. Hueyopa had given us. The theme that we chose was Star Wars, it was alright but as long as we were all able to contribute, we were hoping to do a pretty good job.