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  • 2. 

    Who was the first Nobel Prize winner?

    • Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals

    • Heike Kamerlingh-Onnes

    • Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen

    • Pieter Zeeman

    Correct Answer
    A. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
  • 3. 

    Which physicist won a Nobel Prize for solving the Dirac Equation?

    • John Von Neumann

    • John Weeler

    • Richard Feynman

    • Albert Einstein

    Correct Answer
    A. Richard Feynman
  • 4. 

    What contemporary of Newton claimed that it was he and not Newton who first suggested the inverse square law of gravitation?

    • Jakob Bernoulli

    • Galileo Galilei

    • Johannes Kepler

    • Robert Hooke

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Hooke
  • 5. 

    When uranium-235 undergoes fission, how many neutrons does it release?

    • 5

    • 3

    • 2

    • 4

    Correct Answer
    A. 3
  • 6. 

    Which branch of science does meteorology belong to?

    • Geology

    • Biology

    • Physics

    • Chemistry

    Correct Answer
    A. Physics
  • 7. 

    Who postulated that the process of stimulated emission in atoms must exist?

    • Ernest Rutherford

    • Albert Einstein

    • Richard Feynman

    • Erwin Schrodinger

    Correct Answer
    A. Albert Einstein
  • 8. 

    What is the definition of the unit for current intensity?

    • 1 Volt Of Potential Difference Measured For 1 Second

    • 1 Joule Of Energy Consumed In 1 Second

    • 1 Watt Of Power Per Second

    • 1 Coulomb Of Charge Per Second

    Correct Answer
    A. 1 Coulomb Of Charge Per Second
  • 9. 

    What is the best temperature for a freezer to run at?

    • 10f

    • 20f

    • 0f

    • 32f

    Correct Answer
    A. 0f
  • 10. 

    Who is considered the father of Quantum Theory?

    • Albert Einstein

    • Max Planck

    • Enrico Fermi

    • Neils Bohr

    Correct Answer
    A. Max Planck
  • 11. 

    What is the only method of magnetometry which can measure non-linear magnetic susceptibilities?

    • AC Susceptibility

    • Vibrating Sample Magnetometry

    • Squid's

    • Torque Magnetometry

    Correct Answer
    A. AC Susceptibility
  • 12. 

    Which phenomena is said to cause "Hawking Radiation' from Black Holes?

    • Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation

    • Light Exceeding The Velocity Of 186,000 Mps

    • Neutron Decay In The Presence Of The Singularity

    • This Is Impossible. Nothing Can Escape A Black Hole's Gravitational Pull

    Correct Answer
    A. Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation
  • 13. 

    When a neutron undergoes "Beta Decay", it emits a proton, an electron, and what other particle?

    • Neutrino

    • Anti-Neutrino

    • Neutrons Are Inseparable

    • Muon

    Correct Answer
    A. Anti-Neutrino
  • 14. 

    After which physicist are the diagrams used to represent subatomic particle interactions named?

    • Einstein

    • Planck

    • Feynman

    • Corriolis

    Correct Answer
    A. Feynman
  • 15. 

    Who proved that the perpetuum mobile of von Platen was flawed and did not violate the second law of thermodynamics?

    • Max Planck

    • Enrico Fermi

    • Stephen Hawking

    • Goran Grimvall

    Correct Answer
    A. Goran Grimvall

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