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WJEC A-Level PE Biomechanics and Movement Analysis overview quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. In which class of lever does the load lie between the fulcrum and the effort?

  2. Most levers in the human body are third class. What does this provide?

  3. A forward somersault occurs in which plane and about which axis?

  4. Which of Newton's laws is summarised by the equation F = ma?

  5. When a sprinter pushes back and down on the blocks and the blocks push them forward and up, this illustrates which law?

  6. How is momentum calculated?

  7. On a velocity-time graph, what does the area under the line represent?

  8. What is moment of inertia?

  9. When an airborne diver pulls into a tight tuck, what happens?

  10. Which three factors at release determine the horizontal distance of a projectile?

  11. Why is the optimum angle of release for a shot put slightly less than 45 degrees?

  12. Why does a shuttlecock not follow a true parabola?

  13. According to the Bernoulli principle, faster-moving air has which property?

  14. Which factor increases the air resistance (drag) acting on a cyclist?

  15. The Magnus effect that swerves a spinning football is caused by what?

  16. Which type of spin would a tennis player use to make the ball dip quickly over the net?