How Roller Coasters Use Physics — Questions and answers
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What question did Eloise ask about the roller coaster?
Choices
- A. How it gets up the first hill and finishes without an engine. ✓
- B. If it uses magic to move.
- C. What kind of food they sell at the park.
- D. Who built the colossal roller coaster.
Answer: A. How it gets up the first hill and finishes without an engine.
From page 1
Where does Eloise say they need to go back in time to understand roller coasters?
Choices
- A. A sunny Italian city called Padua. ✓
- B. A German amusement park.
- C. An old castle in England.
- D. A science lab in America.
Answer: A. A sunny Italian city called Padua.
From page 3
How did Galileo Galilei prove how the world works?
Choices
- A. By using experiments. ✓
- B. By just thinking of ideas.
- C. By looking at the stars.
- D. By whispering quietly.
Answer: A. By using experiments.
From page 4
What did Galileo use to measure the speed of the ball rolling down the ramp?
Choices
- A. Tiny bells. ✓
- B. A special clock.
- C. His fingers.
- D. A parchment.
Answer: A. Tiny bells.
From page 5
What two everyday examples do Leo and Mia use to show potential and kinetic energy?
Choices
- A. A skateboard and a pendulum. ✓
- B. A bicycle and a swing.
- C. A car and a ball.
- D. A book and a pencil.
Answer: A. A skateboard and a pendulum.
From page 9
What does Eloise call a roller coaster at the end of the page?
Choices
- A. A giant, awesome gravity-powered energy converter. ✓
- B. A magical science machine.
- C. A very fast engine.
- D. A simple skateboard.
Answer: A. A giant, awesome gravity-powered energy converter.
From page 10