GCSE Physics
A-Level Physics
General Knowledge
Mr Earle
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100

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.

100

What are the base units of force? 

kg.m.s-2

100

How tall is the Eiffel Tower?

330m

100

What University did Mr Earle study at, and what did he study?

University of Bristol, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

100

What is Mr Earle's signature sartorial statement?

Odd socks

200

A current of 3 MA flows for 34 s. Calculate the charge transferred.

102 MC

200

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

200

What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?

The Bat

200

What is Mr Earle's Birthday?

4th of December (Bonus 100: 2000)

200

What's the coolest animal on the planet objectively?

Greenland Shark

(I'll accept anything Feline)

300

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

300

A capacitor of capacitance 220 μF is charged to 12 V. Calculate the energy stored.

0.0158 J

300

What is the rarest blood type?

AB-

(if Rh Null said, give an additional 600 points)

300

What year did Mr Earle graduate from the BSP? For an additional score, what were his results?

2019

A A A

300

What is Juanes' birhday?

31/01/2008

400

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

400

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

400

What is the name of Mr Balloch's older brother?

Duncan Balloch

400

How tall is Mr Earle exactly?

6ft 8in

(205cm)

400

Who is Mr Earle's Best Friend?

Luke, Chill guy you'd like him
500

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

500

The tandem electrostatic accelerator can accelerate carbon-12 nuclei to a kinetic energy of 60MeV. How fast are they going?

31000000 ms-1

500

Who wrote the Wheel of Time series of fanstasy books?

Robert Jordan

(Bonus for Brandon Sanderson as well)

500

What is the name of Mr Earle's brother?

Max Earle

500

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

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