Description : What is the SI unit of pressure? w) Pascal x) Torr y) Dyne z) Kelvin
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PASCAL
Description : What is the SI unit for pressure? w) Torr x) pounds per square inch y) Pascal z) Kelvin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PASCAL
Description : The unit of mass in the English system of measure is which of the following? w) pound x) gram y) slug z) dyne
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SLUG
Description : Liquid "X" is at equilibrium with its vapor in a cylinder and piston apparatus. When the volume of the space above the liquid is 50 ml and the temperature 25!, the vapor pressure of "X" is 120 torr. What will the ... 25!C? Some liquid is always present. w) 30 torr x) 60 torr y) 120 torr z) 240 torr
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 120 TORR
Description : In physics, a radian per second squared is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANGULAR ACCELERATION
Description : What is the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of a pool 6 meters deep? w) 60,000 Newtons per meter squared x) 6,000 Newtons per meter squared y) 600 Newtons per meter squared z) 60 Newtons per meter squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 60,000 NEWTONS PER METER SQUARED
Description : An object with a mass of 5 kilograms is a distance of 5 meters above the surface of the earth. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10 meters per second squared, the potential energy of the object relative to the ... is: w) 10 joules x) 20 joules y) 100 joules z) 250 joules e) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 250 JOULES
Description : A car traveling at a constant velocity of 20 meters per second passes a second car which is initially at rest. The car which was at rest starts accelerating at 10 meters per second squared the instant it is passed ... car. They will meet again in: w) 2 seconds x) 4 seconds y) 6 seconds z) 8 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4 SECONDS
Description : The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 meters per second squared. If a pendulum is whose length is 6.4 meters is placed on the moon, its period will be: w) 1.57 seconds x) 3.14 seconds y) 12.56 seconds z) 25.12 seconds
Last Answer : not real
Description : Carlos is pulling a 40 kilogram cart with a horizontal force of 100 newtons. The force of friction on the cart is 20 newtons. The acceleration of the cart is: w) 2 meters per second squared x) 2.5 meters per second squared y) 20 meters per second squared z) 200 meters per second squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 2 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED
Description : An object is projected vertically upward near the surface of the earth. At the very top of its path, the object's velocity is zero, and its acceleration is: w) 0 x) 9.8 meters per second squared DOWNWARD y) 9.8 meters per second squared UPWARD z) depends on the mass of the object
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 9.8 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED DOWNWARD
Description : If a sled has a constant acceleration of 2 meters per second squared and starts from rest, the distance in meters that it will have covered after 5 seconds is: w) 10 meters x) 20 meters y) 25 meters z) 50 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 25 METERS
Description : A Newton is equal to which of the following? w) kilogram-meter per second x) meter per second squared y) kilogram-meter per second squared z) kilogram per meter-second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- KILOGRAM-METER PER SECOND SQUARED
Description : The statement, "In regions where fluid velocity is smaller, the pressure is higher, and vice versa", is known as the principle of: w) Pascal x) Bernoulli y) Torricelli z) Archimedes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BERNOULLI
Description : What is a calorie? w) amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. x) amount of work required to move one gram of water by one centimeter. y) amount of heat required to melt ice. z) amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Fahrenheit
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE ONE GRAM OF WATER ONE DEGREE CELSIUS
Description : A wooden board 2 meters long, 30 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters thick floats in water with 1 centimeter of its thickness above the surface. The mass of the board is: w) 1.8 kilograms x) 18 kilograms y) 24 kilograms z) 176 kilograms
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 18 KILOGRAMS
Description : A round viewing window with a 20 centimeter diameter is installed in a tank at the Shedd Aquarium. It is 5 meters below the water surface. The force on the window is approximately: w) 1,500 Newtons x) 10,000 Newtons y) 25,000 Newtons z) 50,000 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 1,500 NEWTONS
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 earth's average density is: w) 2.82 grams per cubic centimeter x) 4.75 grams per cubic centimeter y) 5.52 grams per cubic centimeter z) 10.5 grams per cubic centimeter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5.52 GRAMS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER
Description : Which of the following is NOT an SI unit of measure? w) watt x) newton y) joule z) erg e) second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ERG
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 : 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 : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZERO
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 : For a parallel-plate capacitor with plate area "A" and plate separation "d", the capacitance is proportional to which of the following? w) A divided by d squared x) A times d y) A divided by d z) d divided by A
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A DIVIDED BY D
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 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 : Of the following, which has units of "Pascal". w) force x) volume y) pressure z) viscosity
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PRESSURE
Description : How many torr are there in one atmosphere?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 760
Description : Which is the longest? w) a kilometer x) a centimeter y) a dekameter z) a terameter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- A TERAMETER
Description : The SI unit of frequency is _______. a)metre b)seconds c) hertz d)pascal
Last Answer : c) hertz
Description : At zero degrees Celsius and one atmosphere (STP), the volume of a gas is 1,000 milliliters. If the temperature is increased to 25 degrees Celsius and the pressure is doubled, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 546 milliliters x) 500 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 273 milliliters
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 546 MILLILITERS
Description : At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 10,000 milliliters x) 400 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 4,000 milliliters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 400 MILLILITERS
Description : How many atoms per unit cell are in a face-centered-cubic crystal? w) two x) four y) six z) eight
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FOUR
Description : In physics, a radian per second is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR VELOCITY
Description : A unit of pressure used in high vacuum technology, which is equal to 1mmhg. a. specific heat b. isometric c. isobaric d. torr
Last Answer : torr
Description : Another unit used to measure atmospheric pressure is the “torr”. This is named after the Italian physicist, Evangelista Torrecelli. An average atmospheric pressure is how many torr? A. 740 B. 750 C. 760 D. 770
Last Answer : 760
Description : What is the only non-metal element that is a liquid at room temperature and one atmosphere? w) bromine x) argon y) silicon z) selenium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BROMINE
Description : The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in the range of: w) 1-10 parts per million x) 10-100 parts per million y) 100-1000 parts per million z) 1000-10,000 parts per million
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 100-1000 PARTS PER MILLION (the exact number is 350 ppm as of the time of this article)
Description : If two different gases have the same volume, temperature, and pressure and behave like ideal gases, they will also be identical in which one of the following ways? w) average molecular velocity x) total mass y) total molecular kinetic energy z) average momentum per molecule
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TOTAL MOLECULAR KINETIC ENERGY
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 : Estimate the number of atoms comprising a silicon chip that is 0.2 millimeters by 0.2 millimeters by 0.1 millimeters, given that the density of silicon is 2.34 grams per cubic centimeter, the number of atoms in a gram-weight is approximately 6 x 1023 atoms, and the atomic weight of silicon is 28:
Last Answer : ANSWER: 2 x 1017
Description : The unit of pressure in S.I. units is (a) kg/cm2 (b) mm of water column (c) pascal (d) dynes per square cm (e) bars
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : The unit of force in S.I. units is (A) Kilogram (B) Newton (C) Watt (D) Dyne
Last Answer : (B) Newton
Description : What is the name for the metric unit of pressure defined as 1 Newton per meter squared?
Last Answer : ANSWER: PASCAL
Description : Which of the following is the largest quantum of pressure? (A) 1 kg/cm2 (B) 1 bar (C) 1 atmosphere (D) 1 kilo Pascal
Last Answer : (C) 1 atmosphere
Description : 1 torr is equal to A. 1 N⁄m² B. 1 mm Hg C. 1 bar D. All of the above
Last Answer : 1 mm Hg
Description : The ability of an atom to absorb neutrons is its neutron capture cross section. The unit of measurement for neutron capture cross section is: w) the nucleus volume x) capture capacity y) resonance quotient z) barn
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BARN
Description : Which of the following terms refer to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance through one degree? w) Heat of fusion x) Liquification heat y) Internal heat z) Specific heat
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SPECIFIC HEAT
Description : The GeV is a unit of: w) momentum x) energy y) velocity z) time
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ENERGY