GCSE Physics
State Newton’s First Law of Motion
An object remains at rest or moves with constant velocity unless acted on by a resultant external force.
What are the base units of force?
kg.m.s-2
How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
330m
What University did Mr Earle study at, and what did he study?
University of Bristol, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
What is Mr Earle's signature sartorial statement?
Odd socks
A current of 3 MA flows for 34 s. Calculate the charge transferred.
102 MC
A projectile is launched horizontally from a cliff at 12 m/s. If the cliff is 20 m high, calculate the time taken to hit the ground.
t≈2.02 s
What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?
The Bat
What is Mr Earle's Birthday?
4th of December (Bonus 100: 2000)
What's the coolest animal on the planet objectively?
Greenland Shark
(I'll accept anything Feline)
A radioactive sample has a half-life of 5 days. If the initial activity is 160 Bq, what is the activity after 15 days?
20 Bq
A capacitor of capacitance 220 μF is charged to 12 V. Calculate the energy stored.
0.0158 J
What is the rarest blood type?
AB-
(if Rh Null said, give an additional 600 points)
What year did Mr Earle graduate from the BSP? For an additional score, what were his results?
2019
A A A
What is Juanes' birhday?
31/01/2008
A ball of mass 0.50 kg moving at 8 m/s comes to rest in 0.20 s. Calculate the average force acting on it.
20 N
A satellite orbits Earth in a circular orbit. Derive an expression for orbital speed in terms of gravitational constant G, Earth mass M, and orbital radius r.
v = (GM/r)1/2
What is the name of Mr Balloch's older brother?
Duncan Balloch
How tall is Mr Earle exactly?
6ft 8in
(205cm)
Who is Mr Earle's Best Friend?
In which direction would I have to travel in order to travel North (relative to a stationary observer) if I am swimming in a river with a current running 0.40ms−1 to the East, and I can swim at 1.5ms−1 relative to the water? Give your answer as a bearing (degrees clockwise from North) to 3 significant figures.
345 Deg
The tandem electrostatic accelerator can accelerate carbon-12 nuclei to a kinetic energy of 60MeV. How fast are they going?
31000000 ms-1
Who wrote the Wheel of Time series of fanstasy books?
Robert Jordan
(Bonus for Brandon Sanderson as well)
What is the name of Mr Earle's brother?
Max Earle
What is Mr Earle's E-mail address for you to take and use to communicate with him (if you want) after you have graduated from the BSP, so he can hear any updates about your life that you want to share, or if you just want to chat and ask for advice?
_________earle@gmail.com