Physics Fun-sics!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Sir Isaac Newton, hmm . . . I've heard of him. Oh yeah, he's that guy who ___. Came up with those tasty Fig Newtons Came up with the Universal Law of Gravitation Helped King Arthur find the Holy Grail Made the first trip to and from Atlantis

2. Now it gets a bit tougher. When dealing with magnetic fields, what does the A stand for in the equation Torque = NIAB sin 90 . Area Amplitude Amperes Arclength

3. Who won a Nobel Prize in 1918 for his work in quantum physics? Albert Einstein Max Planck Niels Bohr Wolfgang Pauli

4. In what way is force directly related to potential energy? The root mean value of potential energy is force The derivative of force is potential energy The derivative of potential energy is force The root mean value of force is potential energy

5. In an RLC circuit, what does the L stand for? An inductor A transformer A dieletric An anducer

6. The speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 m/s. Aproximately how long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth? 0 second (instantaneous) 35 minutes 8 minutes less than 30 seconds

7. Using the following prefixes, which is the correct order, smallest to largest? Zepto, Femto, Peta, Yotta Peta, Femto, Yotta, Zepto Zepto, Yotta, Peta, Femto Femto, Peta, Zepto, Yotta

8. Internal energy (E) is equal to the difference of the heat transfer (Q) into a system and the work (W) done by the system. This is the first law of ____ . Answer: (One Word)

9. What is the British name for a unit of mass? Answer: (One word)

10. Which physicist stated the following: "My goal is simple, it is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all". Stephen Hawking Sir Isaac Newton Albert Einstein T. Kenneth Fowler