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Calculate the weight of a 65 kg object on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg).
Calculate the average speed of a runner who travels 400 m in 50 s.
Calculate the speed of a wave with frequency 50 Hz and wavelength 6.8 m.
Describe how to plot the magnetic field pattern of a bar magnet.
Describe the life cycle of a star much larger than the Sun.
Calculate the weight of a 0.25 kg object on Earth (g = 9.8 N/kg).
Calculate the average speed of a runner who travels 3000 m in 600 s.
Calculate the speed of a wave with frequency 4e+14 Hz and wavelength 7.5e-07 m.
Calculate the force on a wire of length 0.5 m carrying 3 A at right angles to a magnetic field of 0.2 T.
Explain how red-shift provides evidence for the Big Bang theory.
Calculate the work done when a force of 250 N moves an object 12 m in the direction of the force.
A car changes speed from 0 m/s to 24 m/s in 8 s. Calculate its acceleration.
Compare transverse and longitudinal waves, with an example of each.
Calculate the force on a wire of length 0.25 m carrying 8 A at right angles to a magnetic field of 0.05 T.
Explain how a satellite can stay in a stable circular orbit.
Calculate the work done when a force of 40 N moves an object 0.75 m in the direction of the force.
A car changes speed from 30 m/s to 10 m/s in 5 s. Calculate its acceleration.
Describe how to measure the speed of water waves in a ripple tank.
Explain how a simple electric motor works.
Name two types of object in our solar system other than planets.
A spring has a spring constant of 40 N/m. Calculate the force needed to stretch it by 0.15 m and the energy stored.
An object starts at 0 m/s and accelerates at 2.5 m/s² over 80 m. Calculate its final speed.
Explain why light refracts when it enters glass from air.
A transformer has 1000 turns on the primary coil and 50 on the secondary. The primary voltage is 230 V. Calculate the secondary voltage.
Explain what dark matter is and why scientists think it exists.
A spring has a spring constant of 200 N/m. Calculate the force needed to stretch it by 0.03 m and the energy stored.
An object starts at 12 m/s and accelerates at 1.5 m/s² over 50 m. Calculate its final speed.
Give one use and one hazard of each of: ultraviolet and X-rays.
A transformer has 500 turns on the primary coil and 20000 on the secondary. The primary voltage is 11000 V. Calculate the secondary voltage.
Explain why a main sequence star is stable.
Describe how to investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring.
Calculate the resultant force needed to accelerate a 1500 kg mass at 2.4 m/s².
Explain how ultrasound is used to measure the depth of the sea.
Explain how a generator produces a voltage.
Explain how elements heavier than iron are formed.
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