How does the angle of the roller coaster affect the roller coaster?

Answer 1

The height of hills affect the roller coaster by the amount of gravitational potential energy that is collected while rising. The more GPE you amass as you ascend, the more kinetic energy is affected. GPE=(mass)(9.81m/s2)(height). Therefore, the higher the hill, the greater the potential energy. The greater the GPE, the more speed (Kinetic Energy) is able to be used.

Answer 2

It establishes the initial potential energy that gets converted to kinetic energy for the rest of the ride. Once the car summits that first hill, it doesn't get any more energy added to it - the energy just gets converted back and forth between kinetic energy and potential energy for the rest of the ride, while gradually being dissipated by friction.

Answer 3

As the word "coaster" would imply, only the first part of the trip (the first hill) is powered- after that, the cars "coast"- they roll by gravity. The higher the first hill, the faster the rest of the ride.

Answer 4

The higher the hill means that when the car is acending the more GPE you produce, the more GPE the more kinetic energy the car has when decending.

Answer 5

no, if the first and second hill are the same height, the train will not go over the second hill.

Answer 6

It affects it speed and aerodynamics