Quiz  /  Physics and Natural Law Quiz

  • 1. 
    In physics, for every action there is an equal and opposite what?

  • impaction
  • subtraction
  • reaction
  • distraction

  • 2. 
    What kind of energy is contained in a rock on a cliff?

  • solar
  • nuclear
  • kinetic
  • potential

  • 3. 
    Which of these forces slows motion?

  • friction
  • spin
  • gravity
  • entropy

  • 4. 
    Who received the 1951 Nobel prize in physics?

  • Albert Einstein
  • Francis Crick
  • Brian May
  • Ernest Walton

  • 5. 
    In what year was the second theory of relativity published?

  • 2001
  • 1949
  • 1916
  • 1848

  • 6. 
    With what phenomenon is the physicist Benjamin Thompson associated?

  • heat
  • dissonance
  • fog
  • gravity

  • 7. 
    Who developed the laws of motion?

  • Isaac Newton
  • Ptolemy
  • Galileo
  • Copernicus

  • 8. 
    What theory is Albert Einstein known for?

  • Keynesian economics
  • evolution
  • biogeography
  • relativity

  • 9. 
    Which branch of physics is particularly useful in designing bridges?

  • statistics
  • quantum physics
  • mechanics
  • statics
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