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Everyday Physics

Subjects : science, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The effectiveness of a material in conducting heat






2. 2p x square root L/g






3. Speed of light / wavelength






4. The sum of the energy of all the molecules in the system






5. Current x resistance






6. New theory that explained behavior at the atomic level






7. Kg/m^3






8. Time required to complete one cycle






9. The sum of the energy of all the molecules in the system






10. Wrote Principia in 1687. Made the 3 laws of mechanics and law of gravity. He also invented calculus.






11. Sounds below 30 Hz






12. V1 x A1=v2 x A2






13. The level stays the same






14. The first to do experimental studies of the laws of motion and was Imprisoned by Pope Urban VIII in 1633 for advocating the Copernican theory - also know as the heliocentric theory - that the earth was a planet revolving around the sun.






15. Mass x specific heat x temperature change






16. Heat Q= mass of sample x specific heat x temp change






17. Rod with forces applied at opposite ends in opposite directions






18. 25%






19. Current x voltage energy/time (joules per second)






20. Fbottom=Ftop+mg where mg is the weight of the volume






21. Net force=0 net torque=0






22. You cant get as much out as you put in






23. C/n






24. Mass x gravity






25. The force that brings a system back to equilibrium






26. T(C) +273






27.






28. Time= the square root of 2 x height / acceleration due to gravity






29. The center of an object






30. 5/9 [T(F)-32]






31. The force that brings a system back to equilibrium






32. An object that is thrown or struck or shot and then travels under the influence of gravity






33. The combination of force and point of application






34. Mass x velocity






35. Pressure x area






36. 1 -000 kg/m^3






37. Decreases






38. Gallons per minute (gpm) - liters/s - cubic feet per minute (cfm) or m^3/s






39. Time= the square root of 2 x height / acceleration due to gravity






40. An object that is thrown or struck or shot and then travels under the influence of gravity






41. 10 m/s^2






42. New theory that explained behavior at the atomic level






43. P + density x g h






44. Are wider at the base (which lowers their center of gravity)






45. 1 / period (time)






46. Solids - liquids - gases






47. Maximum displacement from equilibrium






48. Tube cross section area A - flow speed u vfr= u x A (m/s x m^2)






49. Mass x gravity






50. Sounds below 30 Hz






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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