Energy

  • Whoosh
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    Whoosh

    Age
    16 to 18
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    A ball whooshes down a slide and hits another ball which flies off the slide horizontally as a projectile. How far does it go?
  • Go spaceship go
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    Go Spaceship Go

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    Show that even a very powerful spaceship would eventually run out of overtaking power
  • Lunar Leaper
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    Lunar Leaper

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level

    Gravity on the Moon is about 1/6th that on the Earth. A pole-vaulter 2 metres tall can clear a 5 metres pole on the Earth. How high a pole could he clear on the Moon?

  • Escape from planet Earth
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    Escape From Planet Earth

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level

    How fast would you have to throw a ball upwards so that it would never land?

  • The ultra particle
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    The Ultra Particle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level

    Explore the energy of this incredibly energetic particle which struck Earth on October 15th 1991

  • Sweeping Satellite
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    Sweeping Satellite

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level

    Derive an equation which describes satellite dynamics.

  • Pole vaulting
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    Pole Vaulting

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level

    Consider the mechanics of pole vaulting

  • Lennard Jones potential
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    Lennard Jones Potential

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level

    Investigate why the Lennard-Jones potential gives a good approximate explanation for the behaviour of atoms at close ranges

  • High Jumping
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    High Jumping

    How high can a high jumper jump? How can a high jumper jump higher without jumping higher? Read on...

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