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<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2015/10/09/kinematics-problems/" title="Kinematics Problems"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/10/sec_phys_kinematics_problems-150x150.jpg" alt="Kinematics Problems" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By mvinayag on October 9, 2015
Use these physics problems to test your knowledge on kinematics.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_1dk, sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged acceleration, average velocity, displacement, distance, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2015/10/08/circular-motion/" title="Circular Motion"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/10/sec_phys_circular_motion-150x150.jpg" alt="Circular Motion" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By mvinayag on October 8, 2015
Explore the uniform circular motion of objects along the circumference of a circle or rotation along a circular path.
Posted in sec_phy_cir | Tagged acceleration, Centrifugal, Centripetal, circular motion, force, Physics, Secondary
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/05/31/average-velocity/" title="Average Velocity"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/05/sec_phys_kinematics_1D_averageVelocity-150x150.jpg" alt="Average Velocity" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By jermko on May 31, 2014
This question set tests the concept of average velocity using both equations and graphs. Students will be able to recognize the difference between average velocity and average speed.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_1dk | Tagged acceleration, displacement, distance, physics 11-12, speed, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/05/31/the-atwood-machine/" title="The Atwood Machine"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/05/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_atwood-150x150.jpg" alt="The Atwood Machine" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By jermko on May 31, 2014
This question derives the equation of acceleration of the Atwood Machine. The properties of this interesting machine will then be analyzed.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, force, gravity, mass, newton`s second law, physics 11-12, tension, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/10/02/two-masses-and-a-pulley/" title="Two Blocks and a Pulley"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/10/sec_phy_dynamics_forces_twoMassPulley-150x150.jpg" alt="Two Blocks and a Pulley" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on October 2, 2012
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and Newton’s law through the system of two blocks attached through a pulley and one of them resting on a table.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, forces, friction, gravity, Newton`s laws, physics 11-12, pulleys, string tension
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/planetoids/" title="Planetoids"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_gravitation_planetoids-150x150.jpg" alt="Planetoids" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Varying systems of small planet like objects are explored in order to successfully apply Newton’s law of gravitation.
Posted in sec_phy_gra | Tagged acceleration, forces, gravitational acceleration, gravity, net force, Newton's law of gravitation, physical science 8-10, physics 11-12
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/blocks-on-a-pyramid-2/" title="Blocks on a Pyramid 2"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_blocksonpyramid2-150x150.jpg" alt="Blocks on a Pyramid 2" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and newton’s laws through the system of two blocks resting on a pyramid and attached by a pulley.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, forces, friction, gravitational acceleration, gravity, net force, Newton`s laws, normal force, physics 11-12, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/bouncing-balls/" title="Bouncing Balls"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_momentum_collisions_bouncingballs-150x150.jpg" alt="Bouncing Balls" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Principles of momentum are used to explain what happens when two balls of perfect elasticity are dropped from a certain height.
Posted in sec_phy_mom_col | Tagged acceleration, collisions, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, displacement, distance, elastic collisions, energy, gravitational acceleration, gravitational potential energy, gravity, kinetic energy, momentum, physics 11-12, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/blocks-on-a-pyramid/" title="Blocks on a Pyramid"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_blocksonpyramid-150x150.jpg" alt="Blocks on a Pyramid" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and newton’s laws through the system of two blocks resting on a pyramid and attached by a pulley.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, equilibrium, forces, friction, gravitational acceleration, net force, Newton`s laws, normal force, physics 11-12, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/cruising-car/" title="Cruising Car"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_cruisingcar-150x150.jpg" alt="Cruising Car" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
An introduction to acceleration and newton’s laws using a demonstration of a commuting car.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, displacement, distance, forces, net force, physics 11-12, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/two-cannon-problem/" title="Two Cannon Problem"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_2cannon1-150x150.jpg" alt="Two Cannon Problem" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Properties of projectile motion and basic reference frames will be explored through a simple example of two moving cannonballs.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged acceleration, displacement, distance, frames of reference, gravitational acceleration, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/elevator/" title="Weight in an Elevator"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_elevator-150x150.jpg" alt="Weight in an Elevator" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
How does a reading on a scale change when on a moving elevator? Scenarios with an elevator moving at different velocities and acceleration will be considered. The concepts learned will then be used to analyze data from a real-life experiment.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, gravitational acceleration, mass, net force, normal force, physics 11-12, real-life data, velocity, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/tension-2/" title="Tension Forces"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_tension-150x150.jpg" alt="Tension Forces" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
The following set of questions apply Newton’s Second Law to scenarios with multiple blocks held together by the tension force from strings.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, net force, Newton`s laws, physics 11-12, tension
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/friction-2/" title="Properties of Friction"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_friction.-150x150.jpg" alt="Properties of Friction" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
What are factors that determine the force of friction? The following set of questions explore the behavior of friction on both moving and stationary objects.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, forces, friction, physics 11-12, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/cannononcart/" title="Cannon on a Moving Cart"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_cannonOnCart-150x150.jpg" alt="Cannon on a Moving Cart" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
What do the velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs look like for a cannon ball launched from a moving cart? This scenario will be analyzed by breaking down both velocity and acceleration into vertical and horizontal components.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged acceleration, frames of reference, graphs, gravitational acceleration, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, reference frames, velocity