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 : An ELECTRON moving horizontally along the +x axis enters a region of space with a horizontal uniform magnetic field pointing in the +y direction. The electron will be deflected: w) -y direction x) +y direction y) -z direction z) +z direction
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- -Z DIRECTION
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 : 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 : 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
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 : For a negative point charge, the electric field vectors: w) circle the charge x) point radially in toward the charge y) point radially away from the charge z) cross at infinity
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- POINT RADIALLY IN TOWARD THE CHARGE
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 : 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 : 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 : When a beam of ordinary white light is passed through a Polaroid plate filter, the intensity of the beam that emerges is: w) equal to that of the incident beam x) about 0.9 that of the incident beam y) about one-half that of the incident beam z) practically zero
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ABOUT ONE-HALF THAT OF THE INCIDENT BEAM
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 : 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 : 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 : Ball "A" ROLLS down an inclined plane without slipping. An identical ball, Ball "B", SLIDES down the same inclined plane without rolling. Which of the following statements is true? w) Ball ... y) their kinetic energies are the same z) their rotational kinetic energies are equal just after release
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THEIR KINETIC ENERGIES ARE THE SAME
Description : The force acting between two point charges can be computed using which of the following laws? w) Ohm's Law x) Ampere's Law y) Coulomb's Law z) Newton's Second Law.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- COULOMB'S LAW
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 : 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 : 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 : Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain gases could cause a greenhouse effect? w) John Tyndall x) Charles Darwin y) Roger Tory Peterson z) Stephen Jay Gould
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- JOHN TYNDALL
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 : The force on a charged particle moving parallel to magnetic field lines is: w) in the direction of the field x) zero y) perpendicular to the field z) in the opposite direction of the field
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ZERO
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 : Two identical resistors are connected in parallel and consume 200 watts together. A third identical resistor is added in parallel. The total power consumed is: w) 100 watts x) 200 watts y) 300 watts z) 400 watts
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 300 WATTS
Description : Four identical samples of a metal are heated to different temperatures. Based on the colors of their incandescences, which sample is the hottest? The sample that is: w) blue-white x) bright red y) yellow z) orange
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BLUE-WHITE
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 : 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 capacitor and a coil are connected in series. The capacitor is charged and allowed to discharge through the coil. The current that will then flow through the capacitor-coil combination will do ... but diminish steadily to zero z) oscillate at high frequency at first but then at slower frequency
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OSCILLATE BUT DIMINISH STEADILY TO ZERO
Description : For a body to be in equilibrium, which of the following conditions must exist? w) no forces may be acting on the body. x) the body must be accelerating. y) the velocity of the body must be zero. z) the sum of the forces acting on the body must be equal to zero.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE SUM OF THE FORCES ACTING ON THE BODY MUST BE EQUAL TO ZERO.
Description : A firecracker is placed in the middle of a cluster of stationary billiard balls. The firecracker-billiard ball system sits on a frictionless surface. As the firecracker explodes, the balls scatter. What is the momentum ... to the combined speed of the balls y) equal to the mass of the balls z) zero
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ZERO
Description : The minimum number of forces with unequal magnitudes whose vector sum can equal zero is: w) 1 x) 2 y) 3 z) 4
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 3
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 : Two light rays will interfere constructively with maximum amplitude if the path difference between them is: w) one wavelength x) one-half wavelength y) one-quarter wavelength z) one-eighth wavelength
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ONE WAVELENGTH
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Can the electric field between two positive charges be zero?
Last Answer : It can only if they have equal charges.
Description : In case of two identical charges placed at certain distance, the electric lines of force are: (a) Curved (b) Straight lines (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
Last Answer : a) Curved
Description : Assertion Net torque in the current carrying loop placed in a uniform magnetic field (pointing inwards) is zero. Reasonl Magnetic moment (M) is inward
Last Answer : Assertion Net torque in the current carrying loop placed in a uniform magnetic field (pointing inwards) ... . Reasonl Magnetic moment (M) is inwards.
Description : A net ionic equation does NOT show: w) electronic charges x) solid products (precipitates) y) spectator ions z) reacting species
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SPECTATOR IONS
Description : A body which is attached to a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion. The magnitude of the body's acceleration is: w) constant x) proportional to its displacement from its equilibrium position y) zero z) always increasing.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PROPORTIONAL TO ITS DISPLACEMENT FROM ITS EQUILIBRIUM POSITION
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 : Two particles `X` and `Y` with equal charges, after being accelerated throuhg the same potential difference, enter a region of uniform magnetic field
Last Answer : Two particles `X` and `Y` with equal charges, after being accelerated throuhg the same potential difference, enter a ... D. `(R_(2)//R_(1))^(2)`
Last Answer : Two particles `X` and `Y` with equal charges, after being accelerated throuhg the same potential difference, enter a ... ` D. `((R_(1))/(R_(2))`
Description : The Doppler Effect predicts that the spectrum of light from a visible body moving AWAY from the Earth will experience a shift in frequency when viewed from Earth. This particular shift is known as the: w) Blue shift x) Neutral shift y) Red shift z) Dirac shift
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- RED SHIFT
Description : When light enters an optically denser medium, the light ray: w) bends away from a normal to surface x) passes through unbent y) bends towards a normal to surface z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BENDS TOWARDS A NORMAL TO SURFACE
Description : The idea that electrons revolved in orbits around the nucleus of an atom without radiating energy away from the atom was postulated by: w) Thompson x) Bohr y) Rutherford z) Einstein
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BOHR