Physics Ladder · High school · Grade 12

Exam Challenge: Multi-Step Physics Problems

Hard, exam-style problems once you know Physics 1 and 2: each one a short scene with a moving diagram, then two to four linked questions that build on each other, from projectiles and loops to gas cycles, lenses, fields and atoms.

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21 topics in 6 units. Builds on Physics 2: Fluids, Heat, Electricity, Light and Atoms. Not sure this is the right course? Find your rung.

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Unit 1 Mechanics

7 topics

Throws, collisions, loops, circles and springs, each problem a chain of two to four linked questions.

  1. A Ball Thrown From a Cliff
  2. A Kick Over a Wall
  3. A Collision, Then a Ramp
  4. Around a Loop
  5. A Ball Swinging in a Circle
  6. A Block on a Spring
  7. Down a Rough Ramp Into a Spring

Unit 2 Heat and Gases

2 topics

A gas under a piston and a gas running an engine cycle: the gas law, work, heat and efficiency.

  1. Gas Under a Weighted Piston
  2. A Gas Engine Cycle

Unit 3 Waves and Sound

3 topics

Two speakers in step, a siren near a wall and a string over a pulley: path difference, the Doppler effect and standing waves.

  1. Two Speakers in Step
  2. A Siren Near a Wall
  3. A String Over a Pulley

Unit 4 Light and Optics

3 topics

A convex lens, a lamp under water and light through two slits.

  1. An Object and a Convex Lens
  2. A Lamp at the Bottom of a Pool
  3. Light Through Two Slits

Unit 5 Electricity and Magnetism

4 topics

A capacitor in a circuit, beams bent by electric and magnetic fields, and a rod sliding on rails.

  1. A Circuit With a Capacitor
  2. A Beam Between Charged Plates
  3. A Particle Bent by a Magnetic Field
  4. A Rod Sliding on Rails

Unit 6 Atoms and Light

2 topics

Light knocking electrons out of a metal, and hydrogen atoms jumping between energy levels.

  1. Light on a Metal Plate
  2. Jumps Between Energy Levels
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