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2016 PPP1Q3 Initial acceleration and terminal velocity of heavier object
Answer: Option C View the video for explanation
Evan Toh
Nov 31 min read
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2016PPP1Q5 Camera in space station orbiting the Earth
Answer: Option A Many have the misconception that as the astronaut and camera are floating and weightless, there is no gravitational force acting on them. Actually both are inside the gravitational field of the Earth, and there is gravitational field strength, hence there is gravitational force acting on them towards the Earth. But as together with the station, they are all ‘free falling’, hence no normal contact force on the astronaut and camera, hence give the feeling of we
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Nov 31 min read
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Weight-mass graph - Find g on different planets
Answer: Option A W = mg, where g is the gravitational field strength. g = W/m, hence g is the gravitational force (pull) acting per unit...
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Jul 61 min read
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What is the terminal velocity from the height-time graph of a falling object 2017PPp1q3 and 2020PPp1q5
Though the graph is a height-time graph, it is similar to a distance-time graph. Questions: 2017PPp1q3 and 2020PPp1q5 Answer: Option D
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Mar 191 min read
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2024PPp1q6 Ball falling with inital velocity greater than terminal velocity
Instead of the usual ball release from rest, this question states that the ball has an initial velocity greater than terminal velocity in...
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Mar 181 min read
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Which scale diagram shows a resultant of 4 N? 2015PPp1q3
Answer: Option B Similar questions https://www.sgphysicstuition.com/post/video-01-how-to-find-resultant-force-of-two-or-three-forces-with...
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Feb 21 min read
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Copper spheres P and Q, P has larger volume. What quantity is the same? 2020PP01q7
This question is very straight forward. As both P and Q are copper, the density will be the same. But many are unsure of KE. Let look at...
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Units conversion involving prefixes
Prefixes are used to simplify the writing of very big or very small numbers. For instance, instead of having to write 12 500 000 m every...
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Jan 1, 20241 min read
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Unusual Behaviour of Less Dense Balloon in Air or Water
Answer: Option A Of course if a heavy ball is suspended from the car we all know the ball will move in opposite direction of a...
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Jan 1, 20241 min read
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Density (Units Conversion) and Floatation
Density is the mass per unit volume . Common units for density are g/cm3 or kg/m3 . SI unit is kg/m3 . Density of a pure substance is...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
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