Description : For an infinite sheet of positive charge, the electric field lines: w) run parallel to the sheet of charge x) are perpendicular to the sheet of charge and point in toward the sheet y) are perpendicular to the sheet of charge and point away from the sheet z) fall off as one over r squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE SHEET OF CHARGE AND POINT AWAY
Description : An infinitely long wire carries a current of three amps. The magnetic field outside the wire: w) points radially away from the wire x) points radially inward y) circles the wire z) is zero.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CIRCLES THE WIRE
Description : A copper rod which is 1 centimeter in diameter carries a current of 5 amps. The current is distributed uniformly throughout the rod. The magnetic field half way between the axis of the rod and its ... ) zero. x) pointing radially outward y) pointing radially inward z) circles the axis of the rod
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CIRCLES THE AXIS OF THE ROD
Description : The magnetic field produced by a long straight wire carrying a current points: w) in the direction of the current x) toward the wire y) away from the wire z) circles around the wire
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CIRCLES AROUND THE WIRE
Description : For an object moving in uniform circular motion, the direction of the instantaneous acceleration vector is: w) tangent to the path of motion x) equal to zero y) directed radially outward z) directed radially inward
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DIRECTED RADIALLY INWARD
Description : The electric field of a point charge varies: w) linearly with distance and inversely with charge x) linearly with distance and inversely with charge squared y) linearly with charge and inversely with distance squared z) linearly with charge and inversely with distance
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LINEARLY WITH CHARGE AND INVERSELY WITH DISTANCE
Description : At a point halfway between two identical point charges, the electric field is equal to: w) zero x) half its maximum value y) its maximum value z) pointing away from the two charges
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZERO
Description : The Millikan experiment showed that electric charge was: w) negative x) quantized y) positive z) unmeasurable
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUANTIZED
Description : A satellite travels at a constant speed in a circular orbit. The acceleration of the satellite is w) zero x) toward the center of the orbit y) away from the center of the orbit z) at a tangent to the orbit
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE ORBIT
Description : In the Millikan oil-drop experiment the UPWARD force on the drop is due to the: w) gravitational and electric fields x) gravitational field and the charge on the drop y) electric field and the size of the drop z) electric field and the charge on the drop
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ELECTRIC FIELD AND THE CHARGE ON THE DROP
Description : Ten coulombs of positive charge are placed on an irregularly-shaped, solid piece of copper. Once the charge has stopped moving, the electric field inside the copper is: w) zero x) changes as one ... squared y) becomes smaller as you approach the center z) becomes larger as you approach the center
Description : The law that relates the electric field at the surface of a region to the amount of charge inside the region is called: w) Coulomb's Law x) Faraday's Law y) Gauss' Law z) Biot-Savart Law
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GAUSS' LAW
Description : A constant potential difference is applied across the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. Neglecting any edge effects, the electric field inside the capacitor is: w) constant x) varying as one over r squared y) decreasing as one moves from the positive to the negative plate z) zero
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CONSTANT
Description : What reflecting surface forms a geometrically perfect image of a point source located at infinity (such as that approximated by a star)? w) Paraboloid x) Ellipsoid y) spherical z) Hyperboloid
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PARABOLOID
Description : For a point charge to feel a net force in a homogeneous magnetic field, which one of the following statements is true? The charge must: w) move parallel to the magnetic lines of flux x) have a component of its motion perpendicular to the lines of flux y) be stationary z) be a positive charge
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HAVE A COMPONENT OF ITS MOTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE LINES OF FLUX
Description : Alpha rays are different from beta rays in one of the following ways. Are they different since: w) alpha rays are deflected in a magnetic field and beta rays are not x) alpha rays are ... negative charge z) alpha rays are produced within the nucleus and beta rays are produced outside the nucleus
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALPHA RAYS HAVE A POSITIVE CHARGE AND BETA RAYS HAVE A NEGATIVE CHARGE
Description : An element has the following numbers of electrons in its shells: 2-8-8-2. Which of the following is true? The element: w) is a nonmetal x) forms an ion with a charge of +2 y) can accept two electrons z) forms a negative ion
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FORMS AN ION WITH A CHARGE OF +2
Description : In Rutherford's experiment involving the deflection of alpha particles by atomic nuclei, the fact that some of the alpha particles bombarding the thin gold foil were back-scattered, led to one of the ... its nucleus z) the nucleus of a gold atom occupies nearly the entire space of the atom
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOST OF THE MASS OF A GOLD ATOM IS IN ITS NUCLEUS
Description : Gamma rays are similar to X rays in which of the following ways? w) they have neither rest mass nor charge x) they can be bent in an electric field y) they originate within the nucleus z) they are of low energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HAVE NEITHER REST MASS NOR CHARGE
Description : The magnitude of the quarks' electric charge is: w) zero. x) greater than the electron's charge. y) equal to the electron's charge. z) less than the electron's charge.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LESS THAN THE ELECTRON'S CHARGE.
Description : Magnetic fields are produced by: w) resistance x) an electric potential difference y) electric current z) stationary charge
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CURRENT
Description : In the equation of a nuclear reaction, all but one of the following quantities are equal to each other on both sides of the equation. Which quantity is NOT conserved: w) the net electric charge x) the total mass-energy y) the number of protons z) the number of nucleons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE NUMBER OF PROTONS
Description : Ten coulombs of charge are placed on a solid copper sphere. Once the charge has come to rest, the ELECTRIC POTENTIAL inside the sphere is found to be: w) zero x) uniform inside the sphere and ... the sphere y) smaller than the electric potential outside the sphere z) varying as one over r squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNIFORM INSIDE THE SPHERE AND EQUAL TO THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ON THE SURFACE OF THE SPHERE
Description : When a charge moves through an electric circuit in the direction of an electric force it does one of the following four things. Does it: w) lose potential energy and gain kinetic energy x) ... lose kinetic energy y) lose both potential and kinetic energy z) gain both potential and kinetic energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LOSE POTENTIAL ENERGY AND GAIN KINETIC ENERGY
Description : Five coulombs of charge are placed on a thin-walled conducting shell. Once the charge has come to rest, the electric potential inside the hollow conducting shell is found to be: w) zero x) uniform ... sphere y) smaller than the electric potential outside the sphere z) varying as one over r squared.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNIFORM INSIDE THE SPHERE AND EQUAL TO THE ELECTRIC OTENT
Description : For an electromagnetic wave traveling in a vacuum, if the magnitude of the intensity of the E field is zero, the magnitude of the intensity of the B field is: w) zero x) a negative maximum y) a positive maximum z) the square root of 2 times the positive maximum
Description : At a point directly east of a negative point charge, the electric field points in what direction?
Last Answer : ANSWER: WEST
Description : A space ship traveling toward Mars at 0.6 times the speed of light c shoots an ELECTRON beam at Mars. If the electrons travel at 0.6 c RELATIVE TO THE SPACE SHIP, at what speed do the electrons impact the surface of Mars? w) 0.6 c x) 0.88 c y) 1.2 c z) 1.34 c
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 0.88 c
Description : According to Gauss' Law, the magnitude of the electric field is zero everywhere inside a conductor if: w) electrostatic equilibrium is achieved x) the surface is a metal y) the conductor is moving z) the conductor is a non-Gaussian surface
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ELECTROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM IS ACHIEVED
Description : Which of the following phrases completes the following statement: The strength of the electric field between two oppositely charged parallel plates is: w) a maximum midway between the plates x) a maximum ... plate y) constant between the plates except near the edges z) zero midway between the plates
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CONSTANT BETWEEN THE PLATES EXCEPT NEAR THE EDGES
Description : For a test charge placed at infinity, the electric field will be a) Unity b) +∞ c) Zero d) -∞
Last Answer : c) Zero
Description : At what point is the temperature the same on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? w) Absolute zero x) Zero y) Negative 40 degrees z) Never
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEGATIVE 40 DEGREES
Description : Two negative point charges are 2 meters apart and repel each other with a force of 2 newtons. When the distance between the charges is doubled, the force between them is w) one fourth as great x) one half as great y) twice as great z) four times as great
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ONE FOURTH AS GREAT
Description : An electron moves into the electrostatic field between a positive charge and a negative charge. Toward which charge will the electron move?
Last Answer : Toward the positive charge.
Description : A small cluster of stars appear, after many decades of observation, to be converging toward a common point in the sky. Does the light from these stars show a: w) red Doppler shift x) blue Doppler shift y) no Doppler shift
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RED DOPPLER SHIFT
Description : Assuming constant gravity and no air resistance, the path of a cannonball fired from a cannon is: w) a semi-circle x) an ellipse y) a parabola z) a hyperbola
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A PARABOLA
Description : Consider a car driving around a circular bend in the road. Which of the following CANNOT be constant? w) velocity of car x) speed of car y) nonrelativistic mass of car z) angular momentum of the car about the center of the circle
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- VELOCITY OF CAR
Description : Two hockey pucks, of unequal mass and connected by a spring of negligible mass, rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. The spring is released, and the pucks move apart. The center of mass of ... the direction of the greater mass y) remain stationary z) move in the direction of the smaller mass
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- REMAIN STATIONARY
Description : A satellite is observed to move in a circle about the earth at a constant speed. This means that the force acting upon it is: w) zero x) parallel to the direction of the satellite ... velocity y) perpendicular to the direction of the satellite's instantaneous velocity z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PERPENDICULAR TO THE INSTANTANEOUS DIRECTION OF THE SATTELITE’S VELOCITY
Description : Two bodies of equal mass are moving in circular paths at equal speed. The first body moves in a circle whose radius is twice as great as that of the second. The ratio of the centripetal or radial acceleration of the first body to that of the second is: w) 1 to 4 x) 1 to 3 y) 1 to 2 z) 1 to 1
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1 TO 2
Description : In homogenous coordinate system (x, y, z) the points with z = 0 are called (A) Cartesian points (B) Parallel points (C) Origin point (D) Point at infinity
Last Answer : (D) Point at infinity
Description : The dominant charge carriers in p-type semiconductors are: w) neutrons x) electrons y) protons z) holes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HOLES
Description : Ten Coulombs of charge flowing through a wire per second is equal to: w) 100 Amperes x) 10 Ampere y) 1 Amperes z) 0.1 Amperes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 10 AMPERES
Description : In a charged hollow metal conductor, the charge is w) on the inside surface only x) on both the inside and outside surfaces y) on the outside surface only z) only between the inside and outside surfaces
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE ONLY
Description : The mass spectrograph directly yields a value for which one of the following? w) mass of a photon x) mass of a neutron y) masses of isotopes of elements z) mass to charge ratio of ions
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MASS TO CHARGE RATIO OF IONS
Description : The neutrons in an atom: w) are part of the nuclear charge x) rotate about the nucleus in elliptical orbits y) vary in number with different isotopes z) are always equal in number to the total number of protons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- VARY IN NUMBER WITH DIFFERENT ISOTOPES
Description : Lenz's law is an example of the law of conservation of one of the following. Is it conservation of: w) mass x) charge y) momentum z) energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ENERGY
Description : The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of w) energy x) momentum y) charge z) matter
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ENERGY
Description : A 10 volt battery connected to a capacitor delivers a charge of 0.5 coulombs. The capacitance of the capacitor is: w) 2 x 10-2 farads x) 5 x 10-2 farads y) 2 farads z) 5 farads
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 x 10-2 FARADS