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What type of simple machine is a roller coaster?

The roller coaster car is a compound machine, and the roller coaster itself is a simple machine called an inclined plane.



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(e.g. A roller coaster uses inclined planes, screws, and wheel and axles.)

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roller coasters The linear induction motor (LIM) used high-powered magnets to launch coasters like a slingshot, enabling them, for example, to reach speeds of 70 miles (112.5 km) per hour in under four seconds.

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First, they learn that all true roller coasters are completely driven by the force of gravity and that the conversion between potential and kinetic energy is essential to all roller coasters. Second, they consider the role of friction in slowing down cars in roller coasters.

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When we lift the roller coaster to the highest point, then the roller coaster moves by itself. This is where mechanical energy conversion and conservation are applied. In other words, if you lift it to a very high point before you start, the roller coaster will have large potential energy.

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