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Introduction

About this Problem Bank

About
Project Team

Documentation

Authoring Markdown questions in PrairieLearn
Anatomy of a Markdown file
Reviewing a markdown question
Tips for authoring questions
Using LaTeX in problems
Rounding and Significant Figures in problems
Guide to Writing Alt-Text

Math

Physics in General

Frictionless Ski Jump Collision
Which option is correct?
Internal Energy Released
Notation For Dynamics
Ratio of Inertias
A Skateboarder and an Observer
What is Conserved ?
Terminal Velocity of a Coffee Filter
Uncertainty of Coefficient
Projectile Uncertainty
Uncertainty
Potato Density
Weight units conversion
Potato Volume
Object True or False

Vectors

Delivery Man
Delivery Person
Magnitude And Components
Vector Components
Identify the figure
Ballistic Launcher
Barge Pulled by Tugboats
Choose all Vectors and Scalars
Magnitude and Direction of a Vector
Vector Operations
Motion of an Airplane

Kinematics(1D)

Ball and a spring
Racing Markers
Rocket Dog
Displacement of a Vehicle
Displacement and Distance of a particle
Position From Graph
Velocity Versus Time Plot
Projectile of ball launched to a specific height
Free Fall Turning Point
Eruption of Mount Etna
Throwing a Rock
100 m Dash
Delivering Newspapers
Motion Diagram of a Car
Motion of an Object
Moving Creature
Rotating Pencil
Running Dog
Turning Point of a Motion Diagram
Position Graph
Label Position Vs Time Graph
Distance travelled
Average Speed of Kinesin
Maximum Speed of Car
Vehicle Speed
A Coyote and a Rat
Acceleration of a Particle
Acceleration, Velocity and Time
Choose the Correct Statement
Electrons Accelerating
Kicked Soccer Ball
Motion of watermelon
Position XY 1a
Position XY 1b
Position XY 1c
Position XY 1d
Position XY 2a
Position XY 3a
Position XY 4a
Position XY 5a
Speed of Balloon
Throwing Stones
Vehicle Crash
Velocity and Acceleration of an Object
Victoria Falls
Choose the Correct Graph
Label The Graph
Label Velocity Vs Time Graph
Acceleration for moving ball from Velocity vs Displacement graph
Position, Velocity and Acceleration of a Particle
Velocity of a ball from acceleration
Velocity From Graph
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Water Slide

Force

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Kinematics(2D and 3D)

Force

Cyclist with a Deathwish
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Rotation on a Frictionless Table
Object In Circular Motion
Vehicle Around a Curve
Washing Machine Mechanics
Components of Net Force
Object Swung in Circular Path
Brick and spring on a conveyor
Rod in Static Equilibrium
Two Blocks Connected by a String
Accelerating Elevator
Ball Rolling in a Pipe
Car in a Ditch
Elevator
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Masses on Slopes
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Moving Pulley System
Pushing Net Across Ice
Antilock Braking Systems
Arctic Haul
Block on a Ramp
Block on a Wall
Box on a Slant with a Pulley
Doorstop
Frictional Force between Tires and the Road
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Turtle on a log
Which Block Stops First
Box in a Truck Bed 2
Box in a Vehicle
Box Up Ramp
Hand Pushing on Blocks
Spring on Ramp
Vehicle in Circular Motion
Elevator Apparent Weight
Collision of Two Carts
Inertial Reference Frames
Particle Travelling with Constant Velocity
Blocks on a Table
Broken-down Cruise Ship
Elevator Pulley System
Force on a Waterslide
Force On An Object
Hockey net across ice
The Great Conjunction
Washing Machine Mechanics
Fridge Force Comparison
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Force Vectors
Force on Ironclad Beetle
Tension In Rope
Two Blocks Stacked
Cow and Mosquito
Clutch Plate Dampening System
Stiffness of a Spring
A Diver
Coefficient Of Friction
Dice on the Mirror
Drawing Water from a Well
Direction of Movement of the Elevator
A Frictionless Air Track?
Greatest Tension in Rope
Mass inside a Rotating Cone
A Particle in Conservative Potential
Pinball Machine Precursor
Pulley Crate
Roller Coaster
Rotating Ball attached to Two Strings
Slider in a Rotating Tube
A Crate’s Maximum Acceleration without Slipping
Three Blocks
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Tube pulled Uphill
Turning Car
Centripetal Motion
Force Multipart True False Question
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Horizontal frictionless track
Ropes and Blocks
Velocity and Net Force
Rope Tension Between Blocks

Momentum and Impulse

Energy

Ball on a Track
Bike on a Hill
Block In Hole
Compressed Spring To Launch Mass
Cut The Rope
Energy Lost due to Air Friction
Firing a Ball using a Compressed Spring
Firing a Ball
Frictionless Ski Jump Collision
Physics of Roller-Coasters
Potential Energy and Conservative Force
Rocket Racer on Track
Spring Launch Loading
Spring Potential Energy Rail 2
Spring Potential Energy Rail
Swinging Ball Elastic Collision
Trapped Hiker
Tube up a Hill
Two Waterslide Paths
Ball Race
Dissipative Energy
Potential Energy to Force
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Exploding Asteroid
Kinetic Energy of Test Mass
Kinetic Energy of a Simple Pendulum System
Collision of a Cart with a Spring
Equilibrium Length of a Spring

Work

The Energy Expenditure of a Jogger
Power Climbing Stairs
Power of a Horse
Power of a Sprinter
Bungee Jumping
Work Done By Force
Animal in an Elevator
Spring on an Incline
Sled Hill
Toboggan Hill
Work on Sliding Object
Lowering a bucket - person, the rope, the bucket, the air, the earth
Lowering a bucket - the rope, the bucket, the air, the earth
Lowering a bucket - the bucket
Work Done by a Constant Force
Force and Displacement
Force vs Position Graph

Rotational Motion

Rotational Dynamics

Throwing a Frisbee
Rotational Inertia
Monkeys
A Pentagon on the Edge of Table
Grindstone

Gravitation

Asteroid Equal Attraction

Fluids

Water Filled Vase

Elasticity

Identical Mass-Springs with Different Displacement

Oscillations

Exponential Damping 1
Exponential Damping 2
Exponential Damping 3
Exponential Damping 4
Exponential Damping 5
Length of Pendulum
Pendulum Clock
Pendulum Gravity
Pendulum Period Dependence on Length
Perfect Pendulum Clock
Period of Pendulum
Oscillations
Bouncing a Baby to Sleep
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Displacement and Potential Energy of an Oscillator
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Kinetic energy from velocity in SHM
Maximum Speed of a Pendulum
Maximum In Simple Harmonic Motion
Distance travelled
Potential energy from velocity in SHM
SHO Kinetic Energy Graph
Oscillations
Simple harmonic spring
Kinematics

Waves

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Microscope Resolution
Power Waves Q1
Sound Wave Energy
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Bat Doppler
Travelling wave derivation

Electrostatics

Attracting and repelling bodies
Suspended neutral conductor
Accelerating electrons
Charged particle near the Earth
Colinear point charges 2
Colinear point charges
Conductor Surface Charge
Conductor with a Cavity and a Charge
Earth’s charge
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Vanishing electric field
Zero electric field
A cube and a sphere
Concentric spherical surfaces
Flux through a closed surface
Flux through a surface
Zero flux
Concentric spherical shells
Constant electric field
Dielectric breakdown of air
Electric potential energy of a cube
Electric potential of a point charge
Electric potential of a proton
Electric potential of parallel plates
Electron in a capacitor
Forming helium atoms
Order of charges
Parallel-plate potential difference
Particle between charged plates
Potential of a conducting pipe
Uniformly-charged sphere

Magnetism

Electromagnetic Waves

Diffraction

Circuits

Frequency of an LC Circuit
Frequency and Capacitance of an LC Circuit
Frequency and Voltage of an LC Circuit
Switched LC Circuit
Automobile Battery Properties
Automobile Intermittent Wiper System
Charge Stored in a Capacitor
Voltage Applied to a Capacitor
Determining Capacitance
Area of Capacitor Plates
Charging a Capacitor
Cylindrical Capacitor
Charge and Voltage Across Capacitors
Equivalent Capacitance
Connecting Capacitors
Adding Capacitances
Charging Capacitors
Switching Connections
Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Heart Defibrillator
Varying Separation Distance of Capacitor Plates
Filling a Capacitor with Dielectric Material
Analyzing Potential Difference and Electric Field
Maximizing Charge in a Capacitor Bank
Electric Field Between Capacitor Plates
Combining Capacitors
Maximizing Energy in a Capacitor Bank
Air Conditioner
Cathode Ray Tube
Charge Model
Electron Beam
Electrons In a Wire
Car Battery
Electrocution Safety
Electrical Appliances Plugged into an Outlet
Proton Accelerator
Range of Current Through Resistor
Current Through A Silicon Rod
Energy Consumption Units
Immersion Heater
LED Bulb
Maximum Voltage
Circuit with Multiple Voltage Sources
Power Transmission To Dorm
RL Series Circuit
RL Series Circuit: Time
RL Series Circuit: Energy
Inductance of a Coil
Potential Difference across Inductors
Rate of Change of Current in a Coil
Camera Flash
Alternating Current in a Coil
Inductance of a Solenoid
Long Cylindrical Solenoid
Energy Stored in a Coil
Energy Stored in Different Coils
Energy in a Series RL Circuit
Switched RL Series Circuit
Current over Time in a Series RL Circuit
Switched RL Series Circuit: Time Constant
Currents Into a Junction
Simple Series Circuit
Circuit with Multiple Loops
Circuit Loop within a Loop
Power and Currents in a Three-Loop Circuit
Partially Filled Capacitor
Voltage Supplied To An Indicator Light
Ohm’s Law
Unknown Voltage Source
Battery and Resistors
RC Circuit with a Switch
Capacitor in a Heart Pacemaker
RC Series Circuit
Resistance Of A Copper Wire
Battery Internal Resistance
Resistors in a Lab
Properties of Wire
Ratio of Diameter of Wires
Temperature Range of Resistor
Starter Motor Resistance
Series and Parallel Resistors
Greatest and Least Resistor Combinations
Power And Energy Through Resistor

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