Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

 A geostationary satellite orbits the Earth. The orbit of the satellite is circular and the period of the orbit is 24 hours. (a) State two other...

2019 Winter

4

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

 A distant star is orbited by several planets. Each planet has a circular orbit with a different radius. (a) Each planet orbits at constant spee...

2018 Summer

3

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

(a) A distant star is orbited by several planets. Each planet has a circular orbit with a different radius. (i) Each planet orbits at constant speed....

2018 Summer

5

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

 A geostationary satellite orbits the Earth. The orbit of the satellite is circular and the period of the orbit is 24 hours. (a) State two other...

2019 Winter

3

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

The Earth may be assumed to be an isolated uniform sphere with its mass of $6.0 \times 10^{24} \text{ kg}$ concentrated at its centre. A satellite of ...

2021 Summer

4

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

 An isolated planet is a uniform sphere of radius $3.39 \times 10^6$ m. Its mass of $6.42 \times 10^{23}$ kg may be considered to be a point mass...

2021 Summer

3

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

A planet may be considered as a uniform sphere. A satellite is in circular orbit of period $T$ around the planet at a height $h$ above the surface. T...

2024 Winter

3

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

(a) A satellite is in a circular orbit around a planet. The radius of the orbit is $R$ and the period of the orbit is $T$. The planet is a uniform sph...

2023 Summer

6

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

(a) A star and a planet are isolated in space. The planet orbits the star in a circular orbit of radius $R$, as illustrated in Figure 1.1. The ang...

2013 Winter

4

Theory

Orbital Motion, Orbital Speed and Orbital Period

(a) Explain how a satellite may be in a circular orbit around a planet.[2] (b) The Earth and the Moon may be considered to be uniform spheres that ar...

2017 Summer

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MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

Which unit can be expressed in base units as kg m^2 s^{-2}?

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

The luminosity $L$ of a star is given by $L = 4\pi r^2 \sigma T^4$ where $r$ is the radius of the star, $T$ is the temperature of the star and $\si...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A particle has velocity $V$ at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal. The components of the particle’s velocity are $V_v$ upwards in the vertical dire...

2019 Summer

2

MCQ

CH14 - WAVES

A whale produces sound waves of frequency 5 Hz. The waves are detected by a microphone and displayed on an oscilloscope. What is the time-base sett...

2019 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

The speed shown on a car's speedometer is proportional to the rate of rotation of the tyres. The variation of the diameter of a tyre as it wears intro...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A car travels along a straight horizontal road. The graph shows the variation of the velocity $v$ of the car with time $t$ for 6.0 s of its journey. ...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff and falls into the sea some time later. Air resistance is negligible. Which graph shows how th...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH17 - ELECTRIC FIELDS

A positive charge of $2.6 \times 10^{-8} \text{ C}$ is in a uniform electric field of field strength $300000 \text{ Vm}^{-1}$. How much work must be ...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

Each diagram illustrates a pair of forces of equal magnitude. Which diagram gives an example of a pair of forces that is described by Newton's third ...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A stone is dropped from a tall building. Air resistance is significant. The variation of distance fallen with time is shown by the dashed line. A sec...

2019 Summer

3