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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Jumping Joe
Students must predict the distance traveled by a person on a BMX bike. The person will start with potential energy due to gravity and then convert it into KE. They will then hit a ramp and become a projectile. You have to predict how far...
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Energy/momentum Ballistic Pendulum
Students must predict the pre-collision speed of a ball that has been captured by a ballistic pendulum.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Escape From a Kuiper Belt Object
Students must predict the speed of an object if it is to escape from a Kuiper Belt object.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Maximum Height a Kuiper Belt Object
Students must predict the speed of an object if it is to climb to a certain height above a Kuiper Belt object.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: 2 D Momentum Conservation With Energy
Students must predict the KE added to the system when a Kuiper Belt Object is hit with an explosive charge. Students must first look at the momentum of each piece after the explosion to determine the original speed of the Kuiper Belt...
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Ice Bucket Challenge
Students must calculate the maximum and minimum speeds for a bucket whirled in a vertical circle.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Kinetic Energy of a Satellite
Students must determine the kinetic energy of a satellite as it orbits around a planet.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Distance Traveled (Fired by a Spring)
Students must predict the distance traveled by a box that has been projected horizontally by a compressed spring. The box will start with potential energy due to elasticity and it will turn into KE without loss. It will then lose its...
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Energy on an Incline With Friction
Students must predict the final speed of the block on the incline after sliding down a certain distance. Students must account for the energy lost due to the friction between the block and the incline.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Ke to Oscillation
Students must predict the amplitude and frequency of oscillation for a hovercraft getting stuck to a spring.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Energy of Displaced Pendulum
Students must predict the speed a pendulum bob will have after it has reached the lowest point of its swing.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Robin Hood Swing
Students must predict how far Robin Hood will move horizontally as he first swings like a pendulum and then sails like a projectile into a lake below. This video explains the problem: https://youtu.be/4ZEmvPEJTW4
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Projectile Flight
Students must find the spring constant of a spring based on the distance a projectile travels when fired by the spring.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Jumping Joe Simple With Energy
Students must find the distance that Joey will travel as a projectile based on the kinetic energy that he possesses.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Perfectly Inelastic Collision
Students will need to determine the amount of KE lost in a perfectly inelastic collision.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Rotational Kinematics: Jersey Sure Level 1
Students must predict the stopping location for a prize wheel at the Jersey Shore. Requires rotational kinematics equations only. This video describes the problem: https://youtu.be/SRdkZv2xtsc
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Rotational Kinematics Energy: Jersey Sure 2
Students must predict the stopping location for a prize wheel at the Jersey Shore. Requires rotational kinematics equations and the equations for rotational kinetic energy.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Net Torque Level 1
Students must determine the net torque on a wheel. There will be four forces on the wheel and all of them will be at right angles to the radius from the center of the wheel.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Net Torque Level 2
Students must determine the net torque on a wheel. There will be two forces on the wheel that will be apply at random angles to their radii.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Find Mass With Torque
Determine the unknown mass that is being balanced by a known mass for a meter stick balanced at its center of mass (50.0 cm mark).
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Find Mass With Torque Hard
Determine the unknown mass that is being balanced by two known masses for a meter stick balanced at its center of mass (50.0 cm mark).
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Find Mass of Meter Stick With Torque
Determine the mass of a meter stick that is being balanced by a known mass. The center of mass for the meter stick is located at the 50.0 cm mark.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Hydraulic Lift Problem
Determine the difference in pressure that leads to the motion of masses in an hydraulic lift and the difference in height when the piston reaches equilibrium.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Impulse From the Boards
Students must calculate the impulse given to a hockey puck by the boards. The puck will collide with the boards and bounce off in the opposite direction.