Physics MCQs

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Albert Einstein and Otto Stern proposed the concept of Zeropoint energy. It is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical physical system may have.

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Knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. 1 knot is equivalent to 1.852 km/h. “kn” is the ISO standard symbol of knot. It is used in the field of meteorology, maritime and air navigation.

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Voltmeter is an instrument for measuring electric charge or electrical potential difference. It was invented by Hans Christian Oersted.

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Infrared waves are used in the night vision apparatus such as night vision goggles. Active infrared night-vision combines infrared illumination of spectral range 700–1,000 nm (just below the visible spectrum of the human eye) with CCD cameras sensitive to this light.

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Gamma rays is commonly used in gemstone industry to change white topaz into blue topaz. Because white topaz is heat-treated to turn into blue topaz, the value of blue topaz is often decreased.

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Primary wave is also called compression-dilation or longitudinal waves. Secondary wave is called transversal wave. Love wave and Rayleigh wave are surface waves. P waves can pass through solid, liquid and gases and are also the fastest among the three main types of waves.

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To calculate the distance of the object from the source of sound based on the time taken for the echo, we can use the formula for distance traveled by sound:

Distance = (Speed of Sound × Time) / 2

The speed of sound in air at normal room temperature (20°C) is approximately 343 meters per second (m/s).

Given that the time taken in the echo is 5 seconds, we can plug the values into the formula:

Distance = (343 m/s × 5 s) / 2 Distance = 1715 meters / 2 Distance ≈ 857.5 meters

So, the approximate distance of the object from the source of sound is approximately 857.5 meters.

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When equal force acts for equal time, impulse (F × t) is equal. Impulse equals change in momentum, so both bodies gain same momentum regardless of their masses. Velocity and acceleration depend on mass, so they will differ.

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Kinetic Energy is a product of half the Mass times Velocity Squared. When the velocity is doubled, the Kinetic energy would go up four times. If velocity is tripled, kinetic energy would go up nine times. If velocity is increased by 1.5 times the Kinetic energy would go up by 1.5×1.5=2.25 times.

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J.J Thompson was the first scientist to discover and identify the electrons and to make the discovery of the first subatomic particle. He was also the first scientist to find evidence for isotopes of a stable (non-radioactive) element in 1913, as part of his exploration into the composition of canal rays (positive ions). His experiments to determine the nature of positively charged particles led to the development of the mass spectrograph. J.J Thompson belonged to United Kingdom. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 for his work on the conduction of electricity in gases.