What is the phenomenon of Raman scattering, named after Indian physicist C.V. Raman?

change of wavelength of deflected light

effects of cloud layers on radio emissions

statistical distribution of meteorite impacts

In the early 18th century, what startling conclusion did John Dalton reach regarding the “ultimate particles,” or atoms, of each of the chemical elements?

each element is made up of its own unique atom

all atoms can be divided into even smaller particles

each element is made up of its own unique atom

all atoms bear either a positive or a negative charge

all atoms of all elements are fundamentally alike

study of interaction of sliding surfaces

study of interactions of various types of matter

study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter

study of interaction of volume temperature and gas pressure

Ohm's law describes the relationship between what?

current, voltage, and resistance

frequency, wavelength, and velocity

current, voltage, and resistance

The first law of thermodynamics is also known by what name?

conservation of linear momentum

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Physicist J.J. Thomson's atomic model, sometimes called the plum-pudding model, describes the atom as taking which configuration?

positively charged matter in which negatively charged electrons are embedded

negative electrons occupying specific shells extending outward from a dense, positive nucleus

a dense, positive nucleus surrounded by electrons revolving in a set number of specific orbits

a dense, positively charged nucleus orbited by negatively charged electrons

1. Which is the weakest force in nature?

2. Pierre Gassendi, a French philosopher-scientist, observed gunfire from a distance in order to measure which natural phenomenon?

3. Who among these men was the first scientist to conduct a controlled nuclear chain reaction experiment?

4. Physicist J.J. Thomson's atomic model, sometimes called the plum-pudding model, describes the atom as taking which configuration?

5. What did physicist J.J. Thomson discover in the 1890s when he analyzed cathode rays and concluded that they were made up of charged “corpuscles”?

6. What is the phenomenon of Raman scattering, named after Indian physicist C.V. Raman?

7. What reaction involving atomic nuclei is the source of the Sun’s energy?

8. In the early 18th century, what startling conclusion did John Dalton reach regarding the “ultimate particles,” or atoms, of each of the chemical elements?

9. What is the name of the theoretical explanation of the behaviour of subatomic particles offered by British physicist P.A.M. Dirac in the 1920s?

10. Whose work in quantum physics was referred to by Albert Einstein as “the highest form of musicality in the sphere of thought”?

11. Which wave phenomenon results from the interference or superimposition of waves moving in opposite directions?

12. What is the unit of measure for cycles per second?

13. A transverse wave oscillates along paths at what angle to the direction of the wave's propagation?

14. What is the SI unit of an electric charge?

15. Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

16. For what discovery were Owen Chamberlain and Emilio Segrè awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1959?

17. What is the capacitance of a capacitor when one coulomb of electricity changes the potential between the plates by one volt?

18. What is tribology?

19. Who discovered the rotating magnetic field?

20. What term defines work done per unit of time?

21. What term refers to the change of velocity with time?

22. Arthur Eddington is known for investigating which type of celestial body?

23. What is the flow of electric charge that periodically reverses direction?

24. Which law states that the magnetic fields are related to the electric current produced in them?

25. The thought experiment known as Schrödinger’s cat postulates that a cat can be in two states at the same time. What are those two states?

26. What is the internal force per unit area of a body that arises from externally applied forces?

27. What is vaporization of dry ice an example of?

28. A candela is the SI unit for what?

29. What is the unit of magnetic induction?

30. What is the formula for density?

31. For which invention did Akasaki Isamu win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2014?

32. Who is best known for the rediscovery of “fixed air”?

33. With whom did Ferdinand Braun share the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for the development of wireless telegraphy?

34. Why was Ernest Orlando Lawrence awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939?

35. What is used to measure wind speed?

36. Who formulated the second law of thermodynamics?

37. What is the rate of acceleration of gravity at the Earth’s surface?

38. Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?

39. What law applies to the working of hydraulic brakes in automobiles?

40. What is Newton's first law of motion about?

41. Ohm's law describes the relationship between what?

42. The first law of thermodynamics is also known by what name?

43. What phenomenon scatters a light beam by suspended particles in a gas or liquid?

44. What is the escape velocity for a body from the surface of the Earth?

45. What device can change diverging light into a parallel beam?

46. Who discovered canal rays?

47. Who built the first fuel cell?

48. What material emits light when exposed to radiation?

49. Who first discovered the neutron?

50. Who discovered the principle of interference of light?

51. Who wrote the Principia?

52. Who proposed the general theory of relativity?

53. What is the unit of measurement of the electromotive force?

54. For what was Carl David Anderson awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936?

55. What is the other name of strong force?

56. What is the change in the direction of a wave with a change in the medium called?

57. What causes the perceived pitch of the object to be higher when an object moves closer to the source?

58. What instrument measures and records the relative humidity of air?

59. Who discovered electromagnetic induction?

60. What is used to split white light into different colors?

61. Decibel is the unit used for measuring what?

62. Who invented the electron microscope?

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1.

Which is the weakest force in nature?

2.

Pierre Gassendi, a French philosopher-scientist, observed gunfire from a distance in order to measure which natural phenomenon?

3.

Who among these men was the first scientist to conduct a controlled nuclear chain reaction experiment?

4.

Physicist J.J. Thomson's atomic model, sometimes called the plum-pudding model, describes the atom as taking which configuration?

5.

What did physicist J.J. Thomson discover in the 1890s when he analyzed cathode rays and concluded that they were made up of charged “corpuscles”?

6.

What is the phenomenon of Raman scattering, named after Indian physicist C.V. Raman?

7.

What reaction involving atomic nuclei is the source of the Sun’s energy?

8.

In the early 18th century, what startling conclusion did John Dalton reach regarding the “ultimate particles,” or atoms, of each of the chemical elements?

9.

What is the name of the theoretical explanation of the behaviour of subatomic particles offered by British physicist P.A.M. Dirac in the 1920s?

10.

Whose work in quantum physics was referred to by Albert Einstein as “the highest form of musicality in the sphere of thought”?

11.

Which wave phenomenon results from the interference or superimposition of waves moving in opposite directions?

12.

What is the unit of measure for cycles per second?

13.

A transverse wave oscillates along paths at what angle to the direction of the wave's propagation?

14.

What is the SI unit of an electric charge?

15.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

16.

For what discovery were Owen Chamberlain and Emilio Segrè awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1959?

17.

What is the capacitance of a capacitor when one coulomb of electricity changes the potential between the plates by one volt?

18.

What is tribology?

19.

Who discovered the rotating magnetic field?

20.

What term defines work done per unit of time?

21.

What term refers to the change of velocity with time?

22.

Arthur Eddington is known for investigating which type of celestial body?

23.

What is the flow of electric charge that periodically reverses direction?

24.

Which law states that the magnetic fields are related to the electric current produced in them?

25.

The thought experiment known as Schrödinger’s cat postulates that a cat can be in two states at the same time. What are those two states?

26.

What is the internal force per unit area of a body that arises from externally applied forces?

27.

What is vaporization of dry ice an example of?

28.

A candela is the SI unit for what?

29.

What is the unit of magnetic induction?

30.

What is the formula for density?

31.

For which invention did Akasaki Isamu win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2014?

32.

Who is best known for the rediscovery of “fixed air”?

33.

With whom did Ferdinand Braun share the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for the development of wireless telegraphy?

34.

Why was Ernest Orlando Lawrence awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939?

35.

What is used to measure wind speed?

36.

Who formulated the second law of thermodynamics?

37.

What is the rate of acceleration of gravity at the Earth’s surface?

38.

Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?

39.

What law applies to the working of hydraulic brakes in automobiles?

40.

What is Newton's first law of motion about?

41.

Ohm's law describes the relationship between what?

42.

The first law of thermodynamics is also known by what name?

43.

What phenomenon scatters a light beam by suspended particles in a gas or liquid?

44.

What is the escape velocity for a body from the surface of the Earth?

45.

What device can change diverging light into a parallel beam?

46.

Who discovered canal rays?

47.

Who built the first fuel cell?

48.

What material emits light when exposed to radiation?

49.

Who first discovered the neutron?

50.

Who discovered the principle of interference of light?

51.

Who wrote the Principia?

52.

Who proposed the general theory of relativity?

53.

What is the unit of measurement of the electromotive force?

54.

For what was Carl David Anderson awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936?

55.

What is the other name of strong force?

56.

What is the change in the direction of a wave with a change in the medium called?

57.

What causes the perceived pitch of the object to be higher when an object moves closer to the source?

58.

What instrument measures and records the relative humidity of air?

59.

Who discovered electromagnetic induction?

60.

What is used to split white light into different colors?

61.

Decibel is the unit used for measuring what?

62.

Who invented the electron microscope?