Scientific Terms On Physics
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What word refers to the space an object takes up in three dimensions?
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Mass
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Volume
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State
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Density
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An inclined plane, a pulley and a lever are all simple examples of what item?
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Machine
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Geode
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Seed
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Transmitter
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A. Machine -
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What is the SI-derived unit of magnetic field?
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Mho
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Tesla
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Rho
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Edison
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A. Tesla -
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The atmosphere of Venus is mainly what gas?
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Argon
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Oxygen
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Helium
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Carbon Dioxide
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A. Carbon Dioxide -
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A golf ball's dimples generate what force, which helps increase distance?
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Gravity
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Distance
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Weight
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Lift
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A. Lift -
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What is the base unit of mass in the CGS system?
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Bushel
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Inch
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Pound
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Gram
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A. Gram -
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What is the highest layer of the atmosphere called?
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Ionosphere
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Mantle
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Troposphere
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Lithosphere
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A. Ionosphere -
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What kind of radiation has a lower frequency than the visible spectrum?
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X-Rays
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Infrared
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Gamma Rays
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Ultraviolet
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A. Infrared -
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Which of these is a heavy gas used in specialized electric lamps?
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Oil Shale
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Barometric Pressure
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The Bends
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Xenon
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A. Xenon -
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What scientist is credited with co-inventing calculus?
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Nikola Tesla
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Leonhard Euler
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Emmy Noether
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Sir Isaac Newton
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A. Sir Isaac Newton -
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What unit of electrical resistance is named for a German physicist?
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Lithium
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Ohm
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Ribes
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Glaucoma
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A. Ohm -
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What Polish-born Nobel Prize winner's husband and daughter both won Nobel Prizes?
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Marie Curie
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Marguerite Perey
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Florence Nightingale
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Boya Piatek
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A. Marie Curie -
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A person who weighs 200 pounds on the Earth's surface would weigh how much at its center?
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800 Pounds
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0 Pounds
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200 Pounds
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20 Pounds
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A. 0 Pounds -
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One minute of what is equal to one sea mile?
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Latitude
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Radiation
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Travel
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Miles
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A. Latitude -
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Approximately how many pounds are there in 10 kilograms?
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2.2
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15
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10
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22
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A. 22 -
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