CGHS Physics Trial HSC Examination 2008 Page 1 Student number ……………………….. Teacher …………………………………….. Cheltenham Girls High School 2008 Higher School Certificate Trial examination Physics TASK WEIGHTING: 35% General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 3 hours • Write using black or blue pen • Draw diagrams using pencil • Board-approved calculators may be used • A data-sheet‚ formulae sheets and Periodic Table are provided at the back of this paper Total marks –
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Cricket is not a game that most Americans know about‚ however‚ it is a popular sport in Australia and in other British parts of the world. This sport is not unlike any other sport in the area that it involves a great deal of physics. However‚ this paper will focus on the aspect of bowling the ball and the batters reaction to this. When comparing Cricket to other sports that most Americans know‚ the closest match that can be found is baseball. For example‚ a ball is thrown toward someone with
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DELTA UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF PHARMACY Practical Physics I Fall 2012 [PRACTICAL PHYSICS I] Contents Fall 2012 (1) Fine Measurement Apparatuses --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 (2) Determination of the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat (Joule’s Law) by Electrical Method 12 (3) Determination of the Melting Point of a Solid Material ------------------------------------------ 15 (4) Determination of the Specific Gravity
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Characteristics and Nature of Waves In physics‚ a wave is a disturbance that travels through space and time‚ usually accompanied by the transfer of energy. Waves travel and the wave motion transfers energy from one point to another‚ often with no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium—that is‚ with little or no associated mass transport. They consist‚ instead‚ of oscillations or vibrations around almost fixed locations. For example‚ a cork on rippling water will bob up and down
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College Physics OpenStax College Rice University 6100 Main Street MS-380 Houston‚ Texas 77005 To learn more about OpenStax College‚ visit http://openstaxcollege.org. Individual print copies and bulk orders can be purchased through our website. © 2013 by Rice University. The textbook content was produced by OpenStax College and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Under the license‚ any user of the textbook or the textbook content herein must provide proper attribution
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1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Cristin Norine started The Future of Socializing‚ a 30-day "art piece" in which she: A. avoided using electronic media for social interaction. B. interviewed different people to find out how technology had affected their lives. C. observed a series of focus group discussions to find out how people interact in a social setting. D. isolated herself from actual contact with people and interacted with
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We can relate physics to softball in many different ways. It is actually hard to not think about the game of softball without some physics in mind. Specifically‚ the ideas of momentum and energy helps define the way softball works and why it works. Momentum Running: When running the bases in softball‚ there is a lot more to it then the average person would think. While we run the bases‚ we are changing our momentum by applying more force‚ the force of friction‚ onto the ground which causes more
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AS Level Physics: Terms & Definitions:- Measurement Random errors are errors of measurements that result in a scatter of readings about a mean value. Systematic errors are errors of measurement which occur according to some fixed patterns such that they consistently give out an over-estimation or under-estimation of the true value. Accuracy is a measure of how close the results of an experiment agree with the true value. Precision is a measure of how close the results of an experiment
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Physics can be related to sports and fitness on many different levels. When you lift weights‚ play sports or even buy athletic equipment you probably don’t know how much physics was really put into any of it. Weightlifter’s need to know which workout is better. Also the equipment athletes use relate to physics. Manufactures design equipment for athletes‚ which involve physics. The manufactures need to think about what will make the object better and what materials will cause the equipment
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® keep it simple science Copying is permitted according to the Site Licence Conditions only Preliminary Physics Topic 4 THE COSMIC ENGINE What is this topic about? To keep it as simple as possible‚ (K.I.S.S.) this topic involves the study of: 1. THE HISTORY OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE 2. HOW THE UNIVERSE BEGAN (THE "BIG BANG" THEORY) 3. LIFE-CYCLES OF THE STARS 4. ENERGY FROM THE SUN‚ & ITS EFFECTS ON US but first‚ let’s revise... The Structure of the Universe The EARTH
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