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1 out of 3
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Lunar Leaper
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3
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?
problem
1 out of 3
Powerfully Fast
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3
Explore the power of aeroplanes, spaceships and horses.
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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...
problem
1 out of 3
Favourite
Go Spaceship Go
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3
Show that even a very powerful spaceship would eventually run out
of overtaking power
problem
1 out of 3
Light Weights
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3
See how the weight of weights varies across the globe.
problem
2 out of 3
Favourite
Escape From Planet Earth
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3
How fast would you have to throw a ball upwards so that it would never land?
problem
2 out of 3
Slingshot
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3
Play with the energetic forces in this sling shot
problem
1 out of 3
The Ultra Particle
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3
Explore the energy of this incredibly energetic particle which struck Earth on October 15th 1991
problem
1 out of 3
Sweeping Satellite
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3
Derive an equation which describes satellite dynamics.