2019 Year 12 IB Extended Essays

THE PHYSICS OF THE ROLLER COASTER

Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 2 2. Background research .................................................................................................... 2  Energy conversion within the roller coaster track  Forces acting on the roller coaster  Clothoid loop and banked turns 3. The experiment ............................................................................................................ 9  Research question  Purpose of the experiment(aim)  Hypothesis 4. Methodology.............................................................................................................. 10  Primary research: I. variables II. apparatus III. procedures IV. risk assessment  Secondary research 5. Data presentation....................................................................................................... 14  Primary data: I. Raw data: table 1.1 II. Processed data: max-min graphs, normal line graph and table 1.2  Secondary data: I. Roller coaster database 6. Discussion .................................................................................................................. 17  Primary data  secondary data 7. Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 19  Evaluation  Extension Bibliography................................................................................................................... 20

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