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  • 1. 

    Which branch of science does meteorology belong to?

    • A.

      Geology

    • B.

      Biology

    • C.

      Physics

    • D.

      Chemistry

    Correct Answer
    C. Physics
  • 2. 

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

    • A.

      Max Planck

    • B.

      Enrico Fermi

    • C.

      Stephen Hawking

    • D.

      Goran Grimvall

    Correct Answer
    D. Goran Grimvall
  • 3. 

    Who is considered the father of Quantum Theory?

    • A.

      Albert Einstein

    • B.

      Max Planck

    • C.

      Enrico Fermi

    • D.

      Neils Bohr

    Correct Answer
    B. Max Planck
  • 4. 

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

    • A.

      Ernest Rutherford

    • B.

      Albert Einstein

    • C.

      Richard Feynman

    • D.

      Erwin Schrodinger

    Correct Answer
    B. Albert Einstein
  • 5. 

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

    • A.

      John Von Neumann

    • B.

      John Weeler

    • C.

      Richard Feynman

    • D.

      Albert Einstein

    Correct Answer
    C. Richard Feynman
  • 6. 

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

    • A.

      10f

    • B.

      20f

    • C.

      0f

    • D.

      32f

    Correct Answer
    C. 0f
  • 7. 

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

    • A.

      AC Susceptibility

    • B.

      Vibrating Sample Magnetometry

    • C.

      Squid's

    • D.

      Torque Magnetometry

    Correct Answer
    A. AC Susceptibility
  • 8. 

    What is the definition of the unit for current intensity?

    • A.

      1 Volt Of Potential Difference Measured For 1 Second

    • B.

      1 Joule Of Energy Consumed In 1 Second

    • C.

      1 Watt Of Power Per Second

    • D.

      1 Coulomb Of Charge Per Second

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

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

    • A.

      Jakob Bernoulli

    • B.

      Galileo Galilei

    • C.

      Johannes Kepler

    • D.

      Robert Hooke

    Correct Answer
    D. Robert Hooke
  • 10. 

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

    • A.

      5

    • B.

      3

    • C.

      2

    • D.

      4

    Correct Answer
    B. 3
  • 11. 

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

    • A.

      Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation

    • B.

      Light Exceeding The Velocity Of 186,000 Mps

    • C.

      Neutron Decay In The Presence Of The Singularity

    • D.

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

    Correct Answer
    A. Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation
  • 12. 

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

    • A.

      Neutrino

    • B.

      Anti-Neutrino

    • C.

      Neutrons Are Inseparable

    • D.

      Muon

    Correct Answer
    B. Anti-Neutrino
  • 13. 

    Who was the first Nobel Prize winner?

    • A.

      Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals

    • B.

      Heike Kamerlingh-Onnes

    • C.

      Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen

    • D.

      Pieter Zeeman

    Correct Answer
    C. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
  • 14. 

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

    • A.

      Einstein

    • B.

      Planck

    • C.

      Feynman

    • D.

      Corriolis

    Correct Answer
    C. Feynman
  • 15. 

    Which kind of tree is most often struck by lightning?

    • A.

      Maple

    • B.

      Redwood

    • C.

      Oak

    • D.

      Willow

    Correct Answer
    C. Oak

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