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1
What famous dude created 3 fundamental laws of physics?
James Weeks
Richard Feynman
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
2
With 100% certainty the fastest thing in the universe is light
True
False
3
Google fiber (a.k.a. fiber optics) works by using
It doesn't work, Comcast (Xfinity) is telling the truth
Pulses of sound through glass fibers
Pulses of light through glass fibers
Pulses of electrons through glass fibers
4
What is the unit of force in the metric system?
The Newton
The Feynman
The Pound
The Joule
5
A wildly popular show about physics featuring Dr. Sheldon Cooper is
Two Broke Girls
Full House
Elementary
The Big Bang Theory
6
A quantity in physics that depends only on mass and nothing else is
Inertia
Gravity
Force
The Newton
7
Why do astronauts in the space station orbiting the Earth experience no weight?
This is false, the space station produces its own gravity
Because they are, in fact, falling toward the Earth
Because there is more gravity in space
Because there is no gravity in space
8
Which country below still uses the
lame
"imperial system" of measurement?
England
The United States
Russia
France
9
How is velocity different from speed in physics?
Speed has a magnitude
Velocity has a magnitude
Speed has a direction
Velocity has a direction
10
True or False. Gravity can be both attractive and repulsive.
False
True
11
True or False. Sound waves travel faster in water than in air.
True
False
12
Which is a real unit in the imperial system of measurement?
The Butt
The Hogwart
The Face
The Parsec
13
What is the number of sig. figs. in 0.000024
1
2
6
4
14
What is the unit of mass in physics?
The Joule
The Gram
The pound
The Kilogram
15
In electricity, the physical flow of electrons is called what?
Resistance
Current
Voltage
Impedance
16
What famous dude came up with E = mc
2
, a formula relating mass and energy?
Albert Einstein
Richard Feynman
Isaac Newton
Sheldon Cooper
17
In physics, speed (and velocity) are measured in what units?
Meters per second
Miles per hour
Newtons times meters
Meters per second squared
18
This recently discovered particle likely gives everything in the universe mass
The Muon
The Higgs Boson
The Pizzaino
The Neutrino
19
What is the unit of energy in the metric system?
The Joule
The Weeks
The Newton
The Watt
20
What is the number of sig. figs. in 2300?
2
3
1
4
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A vector in physics has
Only a direction
Both a direction and a magnitude
Neither a direction or a magnitude
Only a magnitude
