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1
Gallileo is said to have shown that all objects accelerate at the same rate when in freefall using which tower?
The leaning tower of Pisa
Galata Tower
The tower of London
The Eiffel tower
2
What is the boiling point of water at sea level in degrees Fahrenheit?
212°
273°
180°
240°
3
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is the first reusable rocket, but why is it called Falcon 9?
It is the 9th version of the design.
It was first launched in 2009
It has 9 engines powering its first stage rocket
It can hld up to 9 crew members
4
TRUE or FALSE: when lightning strikes a tree, the sap inside boils and the tree explodes as a result.
True
False
5
What is the maximum number of times it is possible to fold a sheet of A4 paper in half?
8
16
12
4
6
What does LASER stand for?
Large Accumulation of Strong Electromagnetic Radiation
Low Amplitude Strengthened Emission of Radiation
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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Which three-letter abbreviation describes a theory to link the electroweak and strong forces?
GUT
CAP
HAT
CAT
8
The Hubble Space Telescope is named for a famous scientist. What was his first name?
Edmund
Eden
Edwin
Edward
9
Many American space launches take off from Cape Canaveral. Which state is it in?
Texas
California
Florida
Hawaii
10
Choose the missing word: displacement, velocity, _______, jerk, snap, crackle, pop.
Torque
Acceleration
Force
Flux
11
What is the opposite of a concave lens?
Convex lens
Bicave lens
Contrite lens
Bicurve lens
12
Which famous physicist is being portrayed here?
Marie Curie
Richard Feynman
Robert Oppenheimer
Werner Heisenberg
13
The word phonetic comes from the Phonecians, and ancient people from an area that is now in which country?
Iraq
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
14
AQA use which of these as an example of phonetic spelling in an exam answer?
Fizicks
Phyzix
Fizix
Phizicks
15
What is this device called?
Hyperdrive
Warp Drive
Flux Capacitor
Power Coupling
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TRUE or FALSE: Isaac Newton was Albert Einstein's great-great-grandfather.
True
False