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Back to Article 		ROLLER COASTER FACT SHEET

DIRECTIONS: Use the Roller Coaster DataBase or information provided by your teacher to complete the roller coaster chart. Then answer the questions below the chart.

Name ______________________________

COASTERSTATETOP SPEED:
ENGLISH		TOP SPEED:
METRIC		HEIGHT:
ENGLISH		LENGTH:
METRIC		DROP:
ENGLISH		CAPACITY
PER RIDE
Riddler's RevengeCalifornia65 mph104.6 kph156 ft.1332 m146 ft.32
Millennium Force 92 mph 310 ft.2010.2 m300 ft.108
KumbaFlorida60 mph96.6 kph143 ft. 135 ft. 
CoasterBritish Columbia  68 ft. 67 ft.48
Big Bad WolfVirginia 77.2 kph 853.4 m N/A
Afterburner 45 mph72.4 kph56 ft.193.5 m47 ft. 
Mind EraserMassachusetts  115 ft. 95 ft. 
Vapor Trail 27 mph   56 ft.N/A
River King Mine TrainMissouri 59.5 kph    
Kraken    1273.1 m 96

  1. Which of the roller coasters above is longest? _________________________________________

  2. How many feet long is it? _________________________________________________________

  3. Is a kilometer longer or shorter than a mile? ___________________________________________

  4. What is the average number of feet the roller coasters drop? ______________________________

  5. Which roller coaster is not in the United States? ________________________________________

  6. What country is that roller coaster in? ________________________________________________

  7. Which is longer, a yard or a meter? __________________________________________________

  8. Which roller coaster is farthest from where you live? ____________________________________

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