Edexcel IGCSE Physics Standard-form Numbers

Edexcel IGCSE Physics Standard-form Numbers
Edexcel IGCSE Physics syllabusPhysics 4PH1Issue 4 (2024)

Practise Edexcel IGCSE Physics standard-form numbers by multiplying powers of ten in speed, time and distance calculations.

How this is tested

  • Multiply speed and time values written in standard form to show a distance to a power of ten.

Question 8(b)(i)

[Maximum number: 2]

A star has a circular orbit around the centre of a galaxy.

The speed of light is 3.0 x 10^8 m/s.
One light year is the distance light travels in one year.
Show that one light year is approximately 10^16 m.
[one year = 3.2 x 10^7 s]