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OCR A A Level Physics Gravitational Potential and Escape Velocity Worksheet

Free OCR A A Level Physics worksheet on gravitational potential, gravitational potential energy, force-distance graphs and escape velocity, with worked solutions.

Module / section
Newtonian world and astrophysics
Topic
Gravitational fields
Preview of OCR A A Level Physics Gravitational Potential and Escape Velocity Worksheet

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What is included in this Gravitational fields worksheet?

The worksheet contains 5 pages of printable questions. A separate 5-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.

  • Defining gravitational potential and calculating potential using V_g = -GM/r
  • Relating gravitational potential to gravitational potential energy
  • Interpreting the area under a force-distance graph as work done
  • Deriving and applying the escape-velocity equation
  • Applying escape velocity to a sample-return mission and atomic-scale escape

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OCR A A Level Physics Worksheets
H556 · 5.4.4(a), 5.4.4(b), 5.4.4(c), 5.4.4(d), 5.4.4(e)

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