~ The Science Of Rollercasters ~

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The Basics

The regular rollercoaster has three parts:

1. ♦The Motor♦
2. ♦The Train♦
3. ♦The Track♦

The motor helps the train to get uphill
and also helps with the breaks.
The train keeps the people in.
The track has to be a certain kind in order for the roller coaster to funtion properly, certain length,size and weight ;&

The Different Types of Tracks

Here are the two basic kinds:

1. Wooden track
2. Metal track

Science

Roller coaster design is a science, as well as an art: the designer must use knowledge of kinematics to avoid overstressing the human body and building an uncomfortable or dangerous ride.
The acceleration is a significant design parameter, as is the rate of change of acceleration, jerk.

Jerk is often used in engineering as some precision or fragile objects such as passengers need time to sense stress changes and adjust their muscle tension to avoid injuries such as whiplash.

Thank you Glencoe

	This is a wooden roller coaster it cannot really do loops but it is pretty fast.

	And this is a metal roller coaster that has almost unlimited possibilities, corkskrews, loops, and upside-down time.

I HOPE YOU LEARNED ABOUT ROLLER COASTERS