Roller Coaster Unit Vocab Quiz

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    The increase in the rate or speed of something is called

    • Acceleration
    • Kinetic Energy
    • Potential Energy
    • Speed
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This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the terms from Week One of the Roller Coaster Unit.

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  • 2. 

    An incline or angle in reference to a vertical or horizontal plane is called

    • Friction

    • Speed

    • Slope

    • Velocity

    Correct Answer
    A. Slope
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Slope". A slope refers to an incline or angle in reference to a vertical or horizontal plane. It is commonly used to describe the steepness or gradient of a surface or terrain. The term "slope" is often used in mathematics, engineering, and physics to quantify the degree of inclination or decline.

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  • 3. 

    Energy of motion is called _______ energy.

    Correct Answer
    kinetic
    Explanation
    Kinetic energy refers to the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. It is the energy that an object possesses when it is in motion and is directly proportional to its mass and the square of its velocity. Therefore, the correct answer is "kinetic" energy.

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    Stored energy due to object's position is called _________ energy.

    Correct Answer
    potential
    Explanation
    Potential energy is the stored energy that an object possesses due to its position or state. It is the energy that can be converted into other forms of energy, such as kinetic energy, when the object is in motion. Potential energy can exist in various forms, such as gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, and chemical potential energy.

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    The speed of something in a given direction is called

    • Acceleration

    • Velocity

    • Speed

    • Gravity

    Correct Answer
    A. Velocity
    Explanation
    Velocity is the correct answer because it refers to the speed of something in a given direction. While speed only indicates how fast something is moving, velocity includes both the speed and direction of an object. Acceleration refers to the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time, and gravity is a force that attracts objects towards each other.

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