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Physics Fun-sics! Trivia Quiz

Here's one that I hope will be a bit more fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Aznboy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Aznboy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,283

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4135

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sir Isaac Newton, hmm . . . I've heard of him. Oh yeah, he's that guy who did which of these? Hint

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

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Question 2 of 10

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 ? Hint

Amperes

Arclength

Amplitude

Area

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won a Nobel Prize in 1918 for his work in quantum physics? Hint

Max Planck

Niels Bohr

Albert Einstein

Wolfgang Pauli

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what way is force directly related to potential energy? Hint

The derivative of potential energy is force

The root mean value of force is potential energy

The derivative of force is potential energy

The root mean value of potential energy is force

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Question 5 of 10

5. In an RLC circuit, what does the L stand for? Hint

A dieletric

An anducer

A transformer

An inductor

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Question 6 of 10

6. The speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 m/s. Approximately how long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth? Hint

35 minutes

8 minutes

less than 30 seconds

0 seconds (instantaneous)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Using the following prefixes, which is the correct order, smallest to largest? Hint

Zepto, Femto, Peta, Yotta

Peta, Femto, Yotta, Zepto

Zepto, Yotta, Peta, Femto

Femto, Peta, Zepto, Yotta

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Question 8 of 10

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)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a name for a unit of mass? Hint

Snail

Slug

Worm

Beetle

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Question 10 of 10

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". Hint

Albert Einstein

Stephen Hawking

Sir Isaac Newton

T. Kenneth Fowler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sir Isaac Newton, hmm . . . I've heard of him. Oh yeah, he's that guy who did which of these?

Answer: Came up with the Universal Law of Gravitation

Newton was born on Christmas Day.

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 }?

Answer: Area

N = number of turns, I = current, B = Magnitude of the magnetic field.

3. Who won a Nobel Prize in 1918 for his work in quantum physics?

Answer: Max Planck

Einstein won the nobel prize in 1921 for his theory of the Photoeletric Effect.

4. In what way is force directly related to potential energy?

Answer: The derivative of potential energy is force

Potential energy is also equal to mgh.

5. In an RLC circuit, what does the L stand for?

Answer: An inductor

The RLC circut is used with AC (alternating current) electricity.

6. The speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 m/s. Approximately how long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

Answer: 8 minutes

The light takes about 8.5 minutes to get to Earth, and about 5.4 hours to get to Pluto.

7. Using the following prefixes, which is the correct order, smallest to largest?

Answer: Zepto, Femto, Peta, Yotta

Zepto = 10^-21, Femto = 10^-15, Peta = 10^15, Yotta = 10^24

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: Thermodynamics

There is also a zeroth law of Thermodynamics. I wonder which came first?

9. Which of these is a name for a unit of mass?

Answer: Slug

Rarely used but a slug is the English unit of mass. The English unit of weight is pounds.

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".

Answer: Stephen Hawking

Hawking is working on the grand unification theory (the scientific explanation of everything).

Source: Author Aznboy

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