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If a roller coaster car is pulled by a chain at the beginning of the ride what kind of energy is present at this point?
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∙ 12y ago
The motor that drives the chain is being fuelled with electrical energy, which it converts into kinetic energy to move the chain. The chain supplies the rollercoaster carriage with kinetic energy and (hence why its harder to pull something up a slope) gravitational-potential energy. When the chain releases the carriage, and it speeds down the track, it converts its GPE into kinetic energy and thermal/sound wastes.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoGravitational potential energy. That's all there is, and it's completely responsible
for driving the car all the way from that point to the end of the ride.
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∙ 12y agothe highest point of a roller coaster is the peak that you first drop and it is based fully on momentum and velocity so never stop but really your just falling
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∙ 11y agoThe roller coaster has potential energy when it is at the peak. (energy is stored) When the roller coaster goes down its kinetic. (energy of motion)
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∙ 11y agoAt the top
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When do riders free-fall on a roller coaster?
Well in roller coasters there is potential and kinetic energy. So when the roller coaster is getting pulled up it is using kinetic energy while gaining potential energy. So the potential energy it gained is used while going down and not being pulled.
Do you get nausious when your teeth get pulled?
if you get dizzy when you are on a rollar coaster you will get dizzy gettiung your teeth pulled
How does the law of conservation-of energy relate to roller coasters?
It is easier to see this using a traditional roller coaster model. Most traditional Roller Coasters start by using a tow cable to pull them up a large "hill". When being pulled up this hill, mechanical energy is being used to give the roller coaster potential energy. At the top of this hill, the roller coaster has it's maximum potential energy. As it starts to go down another hill, it picks up speed. During the descent it is losing potential energy but at the same time gaining kinetic energy. The coaster will then lose kinetic energy but gain potential energy as it goes up the next hill. This cycle of gaining/losing potential and kinetic energy is the conservation of energy that you are looking for. Of course in a real roller coaster, some energy will be lost due to friction. This will come off as heat in the rails and the wheels of the roller coaster and it's structure.
What is the present perfect tense of pull?
have pulled or has pulled
What role do chain dogs play in the function of a roller coaster?
it gets pulled and the boner goes up
What is present participle and past and past participle of pull?
Present Participle of pull is pulling, past is pulled, and past participle is have pulled
Is Universal Hollywood's jaws a roller coaster?
Its not a roller coaster. You go on the studio tour and you go to amity and a divers pulled underwater. Then you move towards the dock and jaws pops up and squirts you with water.
What is the present participle of the word pull?
Have pulled.
Which kind of energy is in a pulled bow?
Elastic potential energy
What energy transformation does a rubber band have when pulled back and released?
kintic energy and potential energy
When can a pulley have kinetic energy?
It could have kinetic energy when the strings are being pulled and it is in operation
What is the present tense for the train pulled into the station?
The train is pulling into the station.
