Description : The TOTAL energy of a vertically vibrating block attached to a spring is the same: w) only at those points above the equilibrium position x) only at the equilibrium position y) only at those points below the equilibrium position z) at all points in its motion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AT ALL POINTS IN ITS MOTION
Description : A spring with a force constant of 100 Newtons per meter is loaded with a mass of 1.0 kilogram. The period of vibration of this system is: w) .03 seconds x) .06 seconds y) .31 seconds z) .63 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- .63 SECONDS
Description : An organ pipe which is open at both ends resonates at its fundamental frequency. Neglecting any end effects, what wavelength is formed by this pipe in this mode of vibration if the pipe is 2 meters long? w) 2 meters x) 4 meters y) 6 meters z) 8 meters.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4 METERS
Description : One of the following is a device that detects charged particles but does NOT show their tracks. Is this device the: w) spark chamber x) photographic plate y) scintillation counter z) bubble chamber
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SCINTILLATION COUNTER
Description : Which of the following statements is TRUE about an ELASTIC collision between two particles? Is it true that: w) neither particle loses any of its kinetic energy x) neither particle loses any of ... that lost by the other z) the total kinetic energy before and after the collision remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY BEFORE AND AFTER THE COLLISION RE
Description : One of the particles expected to be discovered at the Superconducting Super Collider is the: w) Higg's boson. x) tau meson. y) tachyon. z) anti-proton.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HIGG'S BOSON.
Description : Superconducting materials are being used in the Superconducting Super Collider to: w) cool the particles. x) minimize electrical power consumption. y) maximize the acceleration potentials. z) provide radiation shielding.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MINIMIZE ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION.
Description : The theory which ascribes wave-like properties to particles is called: w) general relativity x) quantum mechanics y) special relativity z) classical mechanics
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUANTUM MECHANICS
Description : A proton and an alpha particle pass through the gap of a strong magnet. If both particles have the same initial velocity, how many times greater will the defection of the proton be relative to the deflection of the alpha particle? Will it be: w) the same x) 2 times y) 4 times z) 8 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2 TIMES
Description : The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES IN THE GAS
Description : Photons and gravitons are names associated with a category of particles called: w) mesons x) bosons y) leptons z) baryons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X --BOSONS
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 : A high voltage applied to a gas discharge tube containing neon gas at very low pressure causes a current to flow through the tube. Which one of the following are the particles that flow towards the ... Are they w) electrons x) protons y) negatively charged neon ions z) positively charged neon ions
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POSITIVELY CHARGED NEON IONS
Description : Which one of the following particles travels at the speed of light? w) neutrons x) electrons y) photons z) muons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTONS
Description : The random motion of particles suspended in a fluid is called: w) Boson Condensation x) Fermi Motion y) Brownian Motion z) Pauli Motion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BROWNIAN MOTION
Description : When an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle, one of its neutrons disintegrates into one of the following set of particles. Does it disintegrate into: w) a positron and an electron x) a proton, an ... and an antineutrino y) a proton, an electron, and a positron z) a neutrino and an antineutrino
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- A PROTON, AN ELECTRON AND AN ANTINEUTRINO
Description : Alpha particles are nuclei of: w) hydrogen x) helium y) oxygen z) nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HELIUM
Description : As a longitudinal wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium: w) vibrate in a path parallel to the path of the wave x) vibrate in a path perpendicular to the path of the wave y) follow the wave along its entire path z) do not move
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- VIBRATE IN A PATH PARALLEL TO THE PATH OF THE WAVE
Description : An alternator operating in parallel begins to vibrate severely and eventually trips out on the reverse power relay. The cause of the vibration was a result of ______________________. A. the ... C. the alternator was operating out of synchronism D. flashover at the alternator collector rings
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : The rotating shaft or rotor vibrates with excessive lateral vibration at angular speed at which occurs is called as A) rotating speed B) critical speed C) vibrating speed D) None of the above
Last Answer : B) critical speed
Description : The advantage of critical damping is A. That vibrating body come to rest in smallest possible time B. There is no vibration C. That amplitude of vibration is maximum D. The amplitude of vibration is minimum
Last Answer : A. That vibrating body come to rest in smallest possible time
Description : Vibration measuring instruments are classified on the basis of ____________. (A) contact between the vibrating system and measuring instrument (B) the requirement of power source (C) method of measurements (D) all of the above
Last Answer : (D) all of the above
Description : The instruments which are used to measure the ___________ of a vibrating body are called vibration measuring instrument. (A) displacement (B) velocity (C) acceleration (D) all of the above
Description : In under damped vibrating system, the amplitude of vibration ______. (A) decreases linearly with time (B) increases linearly with time (C) decreases exponentially with time (D) increases exponentially with time
Last Answer : (C) decreases exponentially with time
Description : A four cycle internal combustion automobile engine operates on what kind of cycle? w) Rankine x) Otto y) Brayton z) Joule
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OTTO
Description : Which of the following quantities has the GREATEST influence on the overall efficiency of a conventional (Rankine cycle) electric generating station burning fossil fuels? w) steam temperature at the steam turbine ... pressure at the steam turbine inlet z) pounds of ash and sulfur per pound of fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- STEAM TEMPERATURE AT THE STEAM TURBINE INLET
Description : The bond most likely to be formed when two atoms differ SOMEWHAT in their tendency to attract electrons is: w) nonpolar ionic x) polar ionic y) polar covalent z) nonpolar covalent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- POLAR COVALENT
Description : Two waves of equal wavelength will interfere destructively most effectively under one of the following conditions. Will the interference be most effective when the waves are: w) in phase and have equal ... of phase and have equal amplitudes z) 180 degress out of phase and have unequal amplitudes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 180 DEGREES OUT OF PHASE AND HAVE EQUAL AMPLITUDES
Description : Standing waves are formed when two sets of waves of equal amplitude and frequency w) are in phase x) are in opposite phase y) move through each other in opposite directions z) are reflected from the same surface
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOVE THROUGH EACH OTHER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Description : Which of the following scientific instruments has the greatest resolving power? w) electron microscope x) light microscope y) phase-contrast microscope z) centrifuge
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Description : Which of the following is NOT closely associated with a non-magnetic Phase Diagram? w) Eutectic Temperature (pron: you-tek-tik) x) Curie Point y) Solidus z) Liquidus Curves
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CURIE POINT
Description : Winds are classed as agents of erosion rather than of weathering because: w) they have nothing to do with the weather x) they carry rock particles away y) they work only part of the time z) they build up rather than wear down the rock
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THEY CARRY ROCK PARTICLES AWAY
Description : High quality crop soil requires humus as a major component. Which of the following best describes the composition of humus w) fine sand particles x) decaying organic matter y) mineral like clay matter z) chemical fertilizers
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER
Description : What are the major constituents of typical fly ash particles generated from the combustion of coal? w) acidic and basic oxides x) trace elements y) unburned carbon z) sulfates and phosphates
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ACIDIC AND BASIC OXIDES
Description : Which class of solids could have London Forces the attractive forces between particles in crystal lattice positions? w) ionic x) covalent y) metallic z) molecular
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MOLECULAR
Description : A colligative property depends on: w) chemical properties of particles in system x) physical properties of particles in system y) number of particles present in system z) all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUMBER OF PARTICLES PRESENT IN SYSTEM
Description : The 1936 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Peter J.W. Debye for his studies of: w) kinetic energy of colliding particles x) electron configuration y) dipole moments z) conformations of cyclohexane
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DIPOLE MOMENTS
Description : Which of the following scientists hypothesized that it would be possible for particles to have wave-like properties ? Was it: w) Planck x) Heisenberg y) Einstein z) de Broglie
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DE BROGLIE
Description : Which of the following refers to the scattering of light by colloidal particles? w) Rutherford effect x) Tyndall effect (pron: tin-dahl) y) Thompson effect z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TYNDALL EFFECT
Description : A cyclone is an engineering device that is used to w) transport materials x) segregate particles y) control switching devices z) model fractals
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SEGREGATE PARTICLES
Description : In the diagram shown below, if rotor X and rotor Z rotate in same direction and rotor Y rotates in opposite direction, then specify the type of node vibration. A. Three node vibration B. Two node vibration C. Single node vibration D. None of the above
Last Answer : B. Two node vibration
Description : In the diagram shown below, if rotor X and rotor Z rotate in same direction and rotor Y rotates in opposite direction, then specify the no of degree of freedom vibration.a. Three degree of freedom vibration b. Two degree of freedom vibration c. Single degree of freedom vibration d. None of the above
Last Answer : b. Two degree of freedom vibration
Description : What power cycle is used in jet engines? w) Stirling x) Rankine y) Otto z) Brayton
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BRAYTON
Description : The existence of an element in two or more forms i the same physical phase is known as: w) allotropy x) diphasisty y) polyformation z) diatomic existence
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALLOTROPY
Description : To reverse the direction of rotation of a three-phase AC induction motor, do one of the following: w) reverse any two of the three-phase connections x) change the frequency of the applied AC power y) operate the motor below the stall torque at very high slip z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- REVERSE ANY TWO OF THE THREE-PHASE CONNECTIONS
Description : The equilibrium constant for the gas phase reactio A + B = C + D is 10-3. The rate of the forward reaction is 10-11 cubic centimeters per molecule per second. What is the rate constant of ... second y) 10-10 cubic centimeters per molecule per second z) 10-14 cubic centimeters per molecule per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 10-14 CUBIC CENTIMETERS PER MOLECULE PER SECOND
Description : At room temperature, most elements are in which phase of matter? w) solid x) liquid y) gas z) plasma
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SOLID
Description : Two coal trains, one southbound, the other westbound, reach an over and under crossing at the same instant and each proceed at 40 kilometers per hour on their respective courses. Approximately how far apart are the lead cars two hours later, to the nearest kilometer? w) 80 x) 113 y) 136 z) 160
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 113
Description : In the mass spectrograph, two positively charged ions having the same velocity pass through a slit and enter a uniform magnetic field at right angles to their initial velocities. The ions will NOT be ... charges and their masses are equal z) the ratios of their charges to their masses are equal
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RATIOS OF THEIR CHARGES TO THEIR MASSES ARE EQUAL