These problems are intended to help you understand various physics principles. I hope the weak attempts at humor won't get in the way of meeting that objective! Each problem is solved, so you won't be left wondering whether you got the right answer. You can print a black and white version of the problems to make a quiz sheet; I've tried to keep the files small so the download will be fast.
     The problems were created some years ago on an Apple II using a wonderful application from Springboard Software, Inc. called The Newsroom. Many of the graphics are based on the clip art provided with that program.

 Measurement | Return

•  What's the Solution?  (Mass conversion, g to kg)
•  Sally Knows Her Limits  (Conversion of velocity units)

Motion in One Dimension | Return

•  Don't Miss the Super Bowl!  (Average velocity)
•  The Big Truck and Acceleration  (Positive and negative acceleration)

Vector Composition & Resolution | Return

•  Great Day for a Stroll!  (Velocity addition)
•  Still Trying To Get It Right...  (Resolution of forces)
•  Bird Justice...  (Resolution of forces)
•  Watch Out, Walt!  (Components of weight on an incline)

Motion in Two Dimensions & Trajectories | Return

•  And Away She Goes!  (Jumping off a cliff)
•  I'd Rather be Golfing...  (Motion of a golf ball)
•  Clear the Range!  (Shot from a cannon)
•  Another Blessed Event!  (Falling bodies...)
•  Wait a While, William!  (Trying to hit an apple...Tell me more...)
•  Keep Your Eye on the Ball  (Another golf ball problem)
•  Keep the Pedal to the Metal  (Car tricks)
•  Tennis, Anyone?  (Minimum velocity)

Forces & Newton's Laws | Return

•  Weight and Mass...  (Weight and mass; "g" on the moon)
•  Happy Landings...  (Net force; acceleration)
•  Beam Me Down, Scotty!  (Net force; acceleration)

Friction | Return

•  Unlock This One!  (Friction; vector resolution)
•  Watch Out, Walt!  (Components of weight on an incline)
•  Enough Hot Air!  (Friction; minimum coefficients)
•  A Sticky Problem...  (Friction, acceleration)
•  Lovely Day for a Stroll...  (Friction; resolution of forces)
•  Do You See What I See?  (Centripetal force; friction)

Gravity | Return

•  Welcome to My Planet!  (With apologies to the Little Prince)

Torque & Rotational Motion | Return

•  Twist It, Twilla!  (Torque)
•  A Torque Problem...  (Torque)
•  Murphy Strikes Again...  (Torques and rotational equilibrium)
•  Look Ma, We're Flying!  (Two conditions of equilibrium; statics)
•  Face the Music...  (Rotational motion; radians)
•  Over the River and Through the Woods...  (Period of a pendulum)
•  What Time Is It?  (Angular velocity; radians)

Work & Energy | Return

•  Can You Top This?  (Work and power)
•  Guess What I Saw on the Way to School!  (Work and conservation of energy)
•  The Big Truck and Work  (Work and energy comparison)
•  The Big Truck and Power  (Comparing power)

Impulse & Momentum | Return

•  Huff, Huff, Huff...  (Calculating momentum)
•  Gotta Be Sharp, Get the Point?  (First of a series...)
•  Dan Strikes Again!  (Second of the series...)
•  Take a Stab At It...  (Last of the series)
•  Spare Me, Sally!  (Conservation of momentum)

Properties of Materials | Return

•  The Widow's Lament  (Tensile strength)
•  Don't Leave Me Hanging  (Linear expansion due to changing temperature)

Heat | Return

•  Check the Recipe, Herb!  (Quantity of heat)
•  Baked Alaska!  (Solar heat, temperature increase)

Waves | Return

•  Sailing, Sailing...  (Wave properties)

Electricity | Return

•  A Shocking Tale!  (Ohm's Law)