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Miss, My Physics Is Cursed! Trivia Quiz

A curse strikes Ravi just before his physics oral! He knows the answers, but science terms come out as nonsense. Ms Sen lets his friends translate. Join Maya and rescue his exam, one mangled word at a time.

A multiple-choice quiz by SCIENCEKING_00. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
SCIENCEKING_00

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
425,900

Updated
Oct 21 26

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
27

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Author's Note: Read Ravi's odd phrases aloud and join the sounds together. Type the physics word he means. All ten answers are single words; each hint gives the letter count.

Question 1 of 10

1. Ravi's oral exam begins with a torch that will not light. "We need a complete path for the current," says Ms Sen. "What do we call that path?"

"Sir Kit" says Ravi. His friend Maya begins translating.

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ms Sen holds up a small electronic component. "This lets current pass much more easily in one direction than the other. What is it?"

"Dye Owed" Ravi announces. Maya quietly writes the proper word.

Answer: (One word, 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Next comes a plastic-covered wire. "The metal carries current," says Ms Sen. "What do we call a material like this covering, which resists the movement of electric charge?"

"Inn Sue Later" Ravi blurts. His friends keep straight faces.

Answer: (One word, 9 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "At least I look normal," Ravi mutters as Ms Sen raises a mirror. "Then tell me: what process sends light back from its surface?" she asks.

"Reef Fleck Shun" - Maya hides a smile behind her answer sheet.

Answer: (One word, 10 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ms Sen puts a straw in a glass of water. "It looks bent, but it is still straight. What effect makes light change direction at the water's surface?"

Ravi clears his throat. "Reef Rack Shone". No luck. Maya takes over.

Answer: (One word, 10 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ms Sen taps her pencil faster, then slower. "Imagine counting the taps each second. Which quantity describes how often a repeating event happens?"

"Freak When See" says Ravi. Maya counts to three before writing her translation.

Answer: (One word, 9 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. A small pendulum swings across the desk. "What is the name for this repeated motion to and fro about a central position?" asks Ms Sen.

"Awe Sill Lay Shun" Ravi watches it swing, wishing the exam would hurry along.

Answer: (One word, 11 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ms Sen rolls a toy car around a bend. "Even at a steady speed, its velocity changes direction. What quantity measures how quickly velocity changes?"

"Axe Seller Ray Shone" - Ravi sounds confident; Maya is relieved that no axe is involved.

Answer: (One word, 12 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ms Sen presents two carbon atom models. "These have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. What do we call each form of the element?"

"Eye Sew Taupe" Ravi says, with one eye on the clock.

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. One question remains. "What nuclear process splits a heavy atomic nucleus into smaller nuclei and can release energy?" asks Ms Sen.

"Fish hung" Ravi cries. Maya writes the translation before anyone starts talking about lunch.

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ravi's oral exam begins with a torch that will not light. "We need a complete path for the current," says Ms Sen. "What do we call that path?" "Sir Kit" says Ravi. His friend Maya begins translating.

Answer: circuit

"Sir Kit" becomes "circuit". In a simple battery-powered torch, closing the switch completes a path through the lamp and back to the battery. Opening the switch breaks that path, so the lamp goes out. The battery supplies energy; the switch decides whether there is a complete route for the current.

2. Ms Sen holds up a small electronic component. "This lets current pass much more easily in one direction than the other. What is it?" "Dye Owed" Ravi announces. Maya quietly writes the proper word.

Answer: diode

"Dye Owed" sounds like "diode". A diode conducts current much more easily in one direction than the other. This makes it useful for turning alternating current into current that flows in one direction. A light-emitting diode, or LED, also produces light, which is why you find LEDs in indicator lamps.

3. Next comes a plastic-covered wire. "The metal carries current," says Ms Sen. "What do we call a material like this covering, which resists the movement of electric charge?" "Inn Sue Later" Ravi blurts. His friends keep straight faces.

Answer: insulator

"Inn Sue Later" gives us "insulator". An electrical insulator does not let electric charge move through it easily. Plastic around a wire helps keep current from taking an unwanted path, while the metal inside carries it. Glass and rubber can also act as electrical insulators. The covering separates the conducting wire from nearby objects and other wires.

4. "At least I look normal," Ravi mutters as Ms Sen raises a mirror. "Then tell me: what process sends light back from its surface?" she asks. "Reef Fleck Shun" - Maya hides a smile behind her answer sheet.

Answer: reflection

"Reef Fleck Shun" is "reflection". A smooth mirror sends light back in an orderly way, allowing you to see a clear image. A rough wall reflects light too, but sends it in many directions. That is why you can see the wall without seeing a neat image of yourself in it.

5. Ms Sen puts a straw in a glass of water. "It looks bent, but it is still straight. What effect makes light change direction at the water's surface?" Ravi clears his throat. "Reef Rack Shone". No luck. Maya takes over.

Answer: refraction

"Reef Rack Shone" becomes "refraction". Light changes speed when it passes between materials such as water and air, and it can change direction too. Light from the underwater part of a straw bends on its way to your eyes. That part appears shifted, making the straight straw look bent at the surface.

6. Ms Sen taps her pencil faster, then slower. "Imagine counting the taps each second. Which quantity describes how often a repeating event happens?" "Freak When See" says Ravi. Maya counts to three before writing her translation.

Answer: frequency

"Freak When See" sounds like "frequency". Frequency measures how often something repeats in a given time. For a vibrating object, one hertz means one complete vibration per second. A frequency of 50 hertz means 50 vibrations each second. It tells us how often the motion repeats, not how far the object moves.

7. A small pendulum swings across the desk. "What is the name for this repeated motion to and fro about a central position?" asks Ms Sen. "Awe Sill Lay Shun" Ravi watches it swing, wishing the exam would hurry along.

Answer: oscillation

"Awe Sill Lay Shun" gives us "oscillation". A pendulum moving back and forth is one example; a playground swing is another. One complete oscillation takes the swing from one end of its travel to the other and back again. Simply travelling from one end to the other completes only half a cycle.

8. Ms Sen rolls a toy car around a bend. "Even at a steady speed, its velocity changes direction. What quantity measures how quickly velocity changes?" "Axe Seller Ray Shone" - Ravi sounds confident; Maya is relieved that no axe is involved.

Answer: acceleration

"Axe Seller Ray Shone" is "acceleration". Velocity includes both speed and direction, so either can change when an object accelerates. A car going around a bend is accelerating even when its speedometer reading stays steady. Speeding up and slowing down count too: acceleration describes a change in velocity, not just an increase in speed.

9. Ms Sen presents two carbon atom models. "These have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. What do we call each form of the element?" "Eye Sew Taupe" Ravi says, with one eye on the clock.

Answer: isotope

"Eye Sew Taupe" becomes "isotope". Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Carbon-12 has six protons and six neutrons; carbon-14 has six protons and eight neutrons. Both are carbon, but they behave differently in nuclear terms: carbon-12 is stable, while carbon-14 is radioactive.

10. One question remains. "What nuclear process splits a heavy atomic nucleus into smaller nuclei and can release energy?" asks Ms Sen. "Fish hung" Ravi cries. Maya writes the translation before anyone starts talking about lunch.

Answer: fission

"Fish hung" sounds like "fission". When a heavy nucleus such as uranium-235 splits, it can release energy and neutrons. Those neutrons can cause other nuclei to split, creating a chain reaction. Nuclear power stations control this process and use the heat it produces. Despite Ravi's answer, there are no fish involved.

Source: Author SCIENCEKING_00

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