Question

Suppose you are riding on a roller coaster at an amusement park. Discuss how your apparent weight would change as the car accelerates up the track and then coasts back down. What would your apparent weight be if the car were momentarily in free fall?

Answer 1

Answer:

When the roller coaster reaches the bottom of the first hill the energy the cars has is now converted to KINETIC ENERGY. G-forces give a rider the sense of INCREASED or DECREASED weight. For every action there is an OPPOSITE and EQUAL reaction. The HIGHER you go the FASTER you will go when you come down.

Answer 2

Explanation:

If you're accelerating up a steep hill, the acceleration force and gravity are pulling in roughly the same direction, making you feel much heavier than normal. If you were to sit on a scale during a roller coaster ride, you would see your "weight" change from point to point on the track.