Y12 Homework

In Physics A-level we will be using unit prefixes for very small and very large numbers.  Find the names, sizes and symbols of powers of 10 unit prefixes from -15 to +15.

Year 12 Physics work September 2012

§1. Key words for electricity from GCSE – if this is the answer, what is the question?

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Series, parallel, voltage, current, joules, resistance, diode, LDR

E.g. if the answer is Physics, question could be "What is Ms Hamnett's favourite subject?"
2. Find a recent article about particle physics e.g. in newspaper or New Scientist and prepare a 1 minute summary of what it is about

3. Here is the Physics "joke"
Einstein walks into a bar. Because of his relatively low velocity, time dilation effects are negligible and nothing amusing happens.
Why might some people find this funny?