Energy

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Favourite

Whoosh

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

A ball whooshes down a slide and hits another ball which flies off the slide horizontally as a projectile. How far does it go?
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Favourite

Go Spaceship Go

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

Show that even a very powerful spaceship would eventually run out of overtaking power
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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?
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Favourite

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?
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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
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Sweeping Satellite

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

Derive an equation which describes satellite dynamics.
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Pole Vaulting

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

Consider the mechanics of pole vaulting
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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
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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...