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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. Velocity squared / radius






2. 25%






3. 18600 miles/sec






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






5. Force x lever arm






6. Current x resistance






7. 25%






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






9. Pascal (Pa) or pounds per square inch (psi)






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






11. Force per unit area






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






13. Length of a wave






14. Heat is carried from place to place by the bulk movement of either liquids or gasses






15. Believed that the natural state of objects was to be at rest






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






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






18. Mass x velocity






19. The effectiveness of a material in conducting heat






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






21. Change in velocity / time






22. V1 x A1=v2 x A2






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






24. Because nothing stops it






25. The heat transfer by electromagnetic waves - thermal light waves






26. Why things move






27. Kg/m^3






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






29. 9/5T(C)+32






30. Hf






31. 1.25 kg/m^3






32. V x A= constant






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


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






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






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






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






38. T(C) +273






39. Pascal (Pa) or pounds per square inch (psi)






40. Not easy to knock over






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






42. Number density x temperature






43. Voltage / current






44. Decreases






45. Initial velocity= the square root of 2gh






46. A tendency for liquids to resist flowing.






47. F=mass x acceleration


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






49. T^4






50.