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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    What is the only unit of measure still defined by an artifact?

    • A.

      Kilogram

    • B.

      Pound

    • C.

      Liter

    • D.

      Inch

    Correct Answer
    A. Kilogram
  • 2. 

    How much weight must the road support when the Crawler and the Space Shuttle travel?

    • A.

      5 Million Pounds

    • B.

      17 Million Pounds

    • C.

      6 Million Pounds

    • D.

      11 Million Pounds

    Correct Answer
    B. 17 Million Pounds
  • 3. 

    Which engine design is not to be considered "naturally balanced"?

    • A.

      I-6

    • B.

      V-8

    • C.

      V-12

    • D.

      I-4

    Correct Answer
    D. I-4
  • 4. 

    Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?

    • A.

      Maria Sklodowska-Curie

    • B.

      Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin

    • C.

      Irene Joliot-Curie

    • D.

      Maria Goeppert-Mayer

    Correct Answer
    A. Maria Sklodowska-Curie
  • 5. 

    What is the energy value, in kilojoules, of 100 grams of oats?

    • A.

      1566

    • B.

      1297

    • C.

      1454

    • D.

      1304

    Correct Answer
    A. 1566
  • 6. 

    When in use, about how hot [in degrees F] is the tungsten filament in an incandescent bulb?

    • A.

      5900

    • B.

      4700

    • C.

      3500

    • D.

      5660

    Correct Answer
    B. 4700
  • 7. 

    At which frequency in megahertz does a normal microwave oven operate at?

    • A.

      2,450

    • B.

      7,000

    • C.

      26,000

    • D.

      100

    Correct Answer
    A. 2,450
  • 8. 

    To whom is the discovery of the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics attributed?

    • A.

      Ludwig Boltzmann

    • B.

      Svante Arrhenius

    • C.

      James Gibbs

    • D.

      Lars Onsager

    Correct Answer
    D. Lars Onsager
  • 9. 

    Who was the head of the German version of the Manhattan Project?

    • A.

      Max Born

    • B.

      Werner Heisenberg

    • C.

      Max Planck

    • D.

      Robert Oppenheimer

    Correct Answer
    B. Werner Heisenberg
  • 10. 

    How is the mass defect explained in nuclear reactions?

    • A.

      Einstein Formulated E=Mc^2 To Explain The Loss

    • B.

      Plank Stated That Blackbody Radiation Resulted In Lost Mass

    • C.

      Bequerel Discovered Radioactivity As A Result Of The Defect

    • D.

      Bohr Said Stimulated Electrons Escape The Orbit Of The Nucleus

    Correct Answer
    A. Einstein Formulated E=Mc^2 To Explain The Loss
  • 11. 

    Who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize for Physics twice during the first hundred years of its existence (1901-2001)?

    • A.

      John Bardeen

    • B.

      Marie Curie

    • C.

      Sir William H. Bragg

    • D.

      Albert Einstein

    Correct Answer
    A. John Bardeen
  • 12. 

    What is the quark configuration of a neutron?

    • A.

      Down, Anti-Up

    • B.

      Up, Up, Down

    • C.

      Up, Down, Down

    • D.

      Up, Anti-Down

    Correct Answer
    C. Up, Down, Down
  • 13. 

    What particles are made up of two quarks?

    • A.

      Fermions

    • B.

      Bosons

    • C.

      Mesons

    • D.

      Leptons

    Correct Answer
    C. Mesons
  • 14. 

    What name is given to particles that do not obey the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

    • A.

      Fermions

    • B.

      Paulions

    • C.

      There Are None. All Particles Obey That Principle

    • D.

      Bosons

    Correct Answer
    D. Bosons
  • 15. 

    What is the theoretical function of the Higgs Boson?

    • A.

      It Is The Force Particle For The Weak Interaction

    • B.

      It Gives Particles Their Charge

    • C.

      It Is The Force Particle For The Strong Interaction

    • D.

      It Gives Particles Their Mass

    Correct Answer
    D. It Gives Particles Their Mass

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