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Everyday Physics

Subjects : science, literacy
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. Length of a wave






2. C / f






3. Distance traveled / time






4.






5. Rod with forces applied at opposite ends in the same direction






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






7. 5/9 [T(F)-32]






8. A disturbance that propagates through a medium






9.






10. Force x lever arm






11. C / f






12. Voltage / current






13. A tendency for liquids to resist flowing.






14. Why things move






15. Hf






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






17. 9/5T(C)+32






18. Equals total momentum after collision






19. V1 x A1=v2 x A2






20. The study of heat and its transformation into mechanical energy






21. The amount of heat that is required to raise the temperature of one g of a substance by 1 degree C.






22. The level stays the same






23. Fluid flow velocity=u - fluid density=p (rho) - fluid pressure=P P +


24. V1 x A1=v2 x A2






25. Pressure x area






26. 18600 miles/sec






27. Compiled the first detailed observational data on planetary motion (mars) - without a telescope.






28. The amount of heat that is required to raise the temperature of one g of a substance by 1 degree C.






29. New theory that explained behavior at the atomic level






30. 9/5T(C)+32






31. Number density x temperature






32. It increases






33. A disturbance that moves through something






34. The total disorder of an object






35. Decreases






36. Velocity squared / radius






37. The effectiveness of a material in conducting heat






38. Shows in 1905 that newtons laws were not valid for objects moving with speeds near the speed of light.






39. As the speed of a moving fluid increases - the pressure within the fluid decreases


40. C/n






41. The total force (positive and negative) acting upon an object






42. Compiled the first detailed observational data on planetary motion (mars) - without a telescope.






43. The force that brings a system back to equilibrium






44. Work done / heat in






45. Kg/m^3






46. The level stays the same






47. The change in internal energy= the heat absorbed- the work done






48. Weight of displaced water=volume of displaced water in liters x 10 n / liter






49. Why things move






50. You can't get more work out than the energy you put in