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Physics question cards

Brand new Physics Question Cards: a set of four colourful cards with intriguing multiple-choice physics questions. Challenge yourself to see if you know all the answers! You can text your responses to the number shown on the back of each card to find out if you are correct there is an Irish mobile phone number and a UK mobile phone number that can be texted, standard network rates apply in each case).

Can card
Which can will get to the bottom first:
  • the liquid one?
  • the frozen one?
  • both at the same time?

 

Text liquid, frozen or same to Irish mobile number 087 938 2257 or to UK mobile number 0044 7786 202 662 to find out if you’re right ...

Ball card
Would the ball move at about:
  • 4 cm/s?
  • 4 m/s?
  • 4 km/s?

 

Text cm, m or km to Irish mobile number 087 938 2257 or to UK mobile number 0044 7786 202 662 to find out if you’re right ...

Sun card
Is the maximum distance roughly:
  • 1.3 km?
  • 1300 km?
  • 1.3 million km?

 

Text 1, thousand or million to Irish mobile number 087 938 2257 or to UK mobile number 0044 7786 202 662 to find out if you’re right ...

Candle card
Would the candle:
  • not light at all?
  • burn dimly for a while?
  • briefly burn very brightly, then go out?

 

Text unlit, dim or bright to Irish mobile number 087 938 2257 or to UK mobile number 0044 7786 202 662 to find out if you’re right ...

 

Collect all four: look out for the questions advertised on the Dart and Buses around Ireland until 15th Nov. They will also be available at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition, in physics classes and lectures in schools, colleges and universities, and at student society events.

If you would like some hints to guide you to the right answer, visit the Nexus section at www.iop.org.

The answers are available here

If you found these questions interesting find out about more fascinating facts at http://www.physics.org/facts/ - such as 'You could hang 40Kg off a gecko and it wouldn't fall off the ceiling'.

University physics students who enjoyed tackling these questions, can find out more about Nexus, the student network of the Institute of Physics at www.iop.org

More details on membership of the Institute of Physics can be found in the membership section of www.iop.org (a range of categories of membership is available).

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