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GRE Physics

Subjects : gre, science, physics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Focal point of mirrror with curvature






2. Relativistic length contraction






3. Doppler Shift for light






4. Atom: Orbital Config






5. Addition of relativistic velocities


6. Relativistic interval (which must remain constant for two events)






7. Quant: [L_x -L_y] = ?






8. Volumetric Expansion






9. Radiation (Larmor - and another neat fact)






10. EM: Bremsstrahlung (translation)






11. Bohr Model: Energy






12. Charge in Capacitor






13. Time Lorentz Transformation






14. EM: Electric Field inside of Conductor






15. EM: SHO (Hooke)






16. Astro: Aperture Formula (Rayleigh Criterion)






17. Single Slit Diffraction Maximum






18. Effective Potential






19. De Broigle Wavelength






20. Bohr Model: Radii






21. td(entropy) =






22. Thermo: Blackbody Radiation






23. Atom: Positronium Reduced Mass






24. Energy in Inductor






25. Force/length between two wires






26. First law of thermodynamics (explain direction of energy for each term)






27. QM: de Broglie Wavelength






28. Dulong Petit Law






29. Mech: Force of Friction






30. Virial Theorem






31. Selection rules for atomic transitions






32. Clausius-Clapeyron Equation






33. Lab: Precision of Measurements






34. EM: Reactance of Inductor






35. Center of Mass: Kinetic Energy & Angular Momentum






36. Anomalous Zeeman Effect


37. Coriolis Force






38. Stefan-Boltzmann law for blackbodies (power per area and T)






39. Lensmaker Equation - Thin Lens






40. Springs in series/parallel






41. Resonance frequency of LC circuit






42. Adiabatic processes (dS - dQ - P and V)






43. EM: Method of Images






44. Kepler'S Three Laws






45. Self Inductance






46. Thermo: Monatomic gas ?=?






47. Electromotive Force






48. Complex impedance (expressions for capacitor and inductor)






49. 3 Laws of Thermo






50. Bernoulli Equation