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Kinematics

Brake to a stop

Easy 20

A car travels at 25 m/s and decelerates uniformly at 5 m/s². How far does it travel before stopping?

m
Projectile

Optimal launch

Easy 25

A ball is launched at 20 m/s at 45° on Earth (g = 9.81 m/s²). What is its range (no air drag)?

m
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Energy

Conservation in action

Medium 30

A 2 kg ball is dropped from 10 m. Ignoring air drag, what is its speed just before impact? (g = 9.81 m/s²)

m/s
Circular motion

Centripetal pull

Medium 35

A 0.5 kg mass swings on a 1 m string at 4 m/s. What centripetal force does the string exert?

N
Visualise
Waves

Tune the wave

Easy 20

A wave has frequency 50 Hz and wavelength 6 m. What is the wave speed?

m/s
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Electricity

Ohm's law

Easy 15

A 12 V battery drives current through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the power dissipated?

W
Gravitation

Earth–Moon pull

Hard 40

Compute the gravitational force between Earth (5.972e24 kg) and Moon (7.342e22 kg) at 3.844e8 m. Give the exponent of 10 (i.e. answer the integer n where F ≈ a·10ⁿ N, n in N).

(exponent)
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Optics

Thin lens

Medium 30

An object sits 30 cm in front of a converging lens of focal length 20 cm. Where is the image (cm from lens)?

cm
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