Cosmic Coaster
Details of The Cosmic Coaster
The Cosmic Coaster includes a starting hill of 97 feet drop that once the ride gets halfway it goes straight into a loop with a diameter of 33 feet. After the loop the ride turns in to a corkscrew that turns in through the inside of the loop. The ride finally finishes with a second corkscrew after the rest of the 97 foot hill.
Originality
No ride has a loop and 2 corkscrew and one going through the loop.
Type of Motion
Straight Line Motion- The ride has straight line motion when it is
going straight down the hill.
Circular Motion- The ride has circular motion when the ride is going
through the loop and the twists because they will be going in a few 360 degree turns
Types of Forces
Gravity-when going down the hill gravity is pushing the ride to help
it gain speed.
Friction- When the ride is over fiction so helping by slowing down
the wheel so it can stop smoothly.
Newtons Laws Applied
Law 1-The ride will continue to say stay still until the operator starts
the ride.
the ride.
Law 2-With the amount of force acting on the carts during the first
hill the ride can have enough speed to make it around the loop.
Law 3-When the ride is over it will hit the end and the ride will push
back to help it stop.