Theme Park Science
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A day at the theme park would be no fun without science! Look no further than the wildest rides for the ins and outs of forces and motion. Stop to watch light, sound and electrical energy take centre stage at a show. The stomach-dropping science behind all the rides and attractions will open readers' eyes to physics in action.
It's time to go to the theme park! You're looking forward to a fun day! But it's not just your own energy buzzing. Waiting for your candy floss to be made? Heat energy helps make that gooey goodness happen. Chugging up the rollercoaster hill? Potential energy is with you. Speeding down it? Now you have kinetic energy! Find out more about the energies behind the fun.
It's time to go to the theme park! What's at the centre of this fun-filled place? Motion! Did you feel like you were floating for a second on the rollercoaster? You can thank g-forces! Did you send the bottles flying after a game-winning throw? That's Newton's first law of motion. Find out more about the science involved in making things go.
It's time to go to the theme park! Giant rides loom around you, and countless parts are in motion. But many simple machines are at work too. See the Ferris wheel? That's a wheel and axle. Try your luck at skee-ball. You're using an inclined plane. Find out more about the simple machines behind the excitement.