Description : Is the filament resistance lower or higher in a 500 watt light bulb than in a 100 watt light? Assume that both bulbs have been designed to operate at 110 volts.
Last Answer : ANSWER: LOWER
Description : Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the 230 V power line. If one bulb burns out
Last Answer : Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the 230 V power line. If one bulb burns out the other two bulbs will remain glowing
Description : Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the 60 V power line. If one bulb burns open?
Last Answer : Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the 60 V power line. If one bulb burns open the other two bulbs will light.
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 : Two light bulbs are connected in series across a 120 V battery. Bulb 1 uses 40 W of power and Bulb 2 uses 20 W of power. If bulb 1 alone is connected to the 120 V source, then it will consume (A) 90 W (B) 80 W (C) 60 W (D) 180 W
Last Answer : Two light bulbs are connected in series across a 120 V battery. Bulb 1 uses 40 W of power and Bulb 2 uses 20 W of power. If bulb 1 alone is connected to the 120 V source, then it will consume 90 W
Description : What two circuits one series and one parallel use light bulbs to provide resistance. Both circuits have the same number of light bulbs?
Last Answer : Series circuit gives higher resistance compared to parallelcircuit.
Description : there are 3 light bulbs in three seperate rooms. in front of you, there is a panel with 3 seperate switches. they only turn on or off. you may look inside each room only once. how can you tell which bulb belongs to which switch? -Riddles
Last Answer : you turn on any two switches, leave them for a few minutes, and turn one off. you enter each room only once. you know that the lightbulb that is lit beongs to the switch that was left on, the ... hot, belongs to the switch you turned off, and the cold bulb belongs to the switch you never touched.
Description : A twin goes on a high speed space journey (near the speed of light) and returns to meet his twin who stayed on earth. At their meeting the traveling twin has: w) aged more than the earthbound twin x) aged less than the earthbound twin y) aged the same as the earthbound twin
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AGED LESS THAN THE EARTHBOUND TWIN
Description : Two bulbs when connected in parallel to a source take 60 W each, the power consumed, when they are connected in series with the same source is
Last Answer : Two bulbs when connected in parallel to a source take 60 W each, the power consumed, when they are connected in series ... W B. 30 W C. 60 W D. 120 W
Last Answer : There are three 100 bulbs in parallel across 220 V.50 Hz line. If one bulb burns out: Remaining two bulbs will produce light.
Description : There are 100 light bulbs lined up in a row in a long room. Each bulb has its own switch and is currently switched off. The room has an entry door and an exit door. There are 100 people ... And how many of the light bulbs are illuminated after the 100th person has passed through the room? -Riddles
Last Answer : First think who will operate each bulb, obviously person #2 will do all the even numbers, and say person #10 will operate all the bulbs that end in a zero. So who would operate for example bulb 48: Persons numbered: 1 & 48 ... 100 (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81 & 100) hence 10 bulbs remain on.
Description : Two electric bulbs rated 50 W and 100 W are glowing at full powr, when used in parallel with a battery of emf 120 V and internal resistance 10 `Omega`
Last Answer : Two electric bulbs rated 50 W and 100 W are glowing at full powr, when used in parallel with a battery of emf 120 V ... power, is A. 6 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8
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 : A 10,000-watt motor operates an elevator weighing 5000 newtons. Assuming no frictional losses, how high is the elevator raised in 10 seconds. Is it raised: w) 2 meters x) 20 meters y) 50 meters z) 100 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 20 METERS
Description : Three bulbs are rating 40W 60W and 100W designed to work on 220V mains. Which bulb will burn most brightly if they are connected in series across 220 V mains? a. 40 W bulb b. 60 W blub c. 100 W blub d. all will burn equally brightly
Last Answer : a. 40 W bulb
Description : Which one of the following is the way in which a galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter? Is it by connecting: w) a high resistance coil in parallel with its moveable coil x) a low resistance ... coil in series with its moveable coil z) a low resistance coil in series with its moveable coil
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A HIGH RESISTANCE COIL IN SERIES WITH ITS MOVEABLE COIL
Description : Which one of the following is the advantage of connecting two dry cells in parallel instead of in series? Is it because the parallel arrangement: w) gives twice the EMF of one dry cell x) has no ... circuit half as fast as would a single cell z) has half the internal resistance of a single cell
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HAS HALF THE INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF A SINGLE CELL
Description : A circuit has a resistance of 200 ohms. The resistance of the circuit can be reduced to 120 ohms by adding which of the following to the circuit. w) 80 ohm resistor in series x) 150 ohm resistor in parallel y) 240 ohm resistor in series z) 300 ohm resistor in parallel
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 300 OHM RESISTOR IN PARALLEL
Description : To convert a galvanometer to a voltmeter, you should add a: w) high resistance in series x) high resistance in parallel y) low resistance in series z) low resistance in parallel
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HIGH RESISTANCE IN SERIES
Description : When white light is passed through a double slit which of the following statements is TRUE: w) Each of the bright bands is dispersed into a spectrum x) Only the central band is dispersed into ... one are dispersed into a spectrum z) Each band has a single color different from its neighboring bands
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALL THE BRIGHT BANDS EXCEPT THE CENTRAL ONE ARE DISPERSED INTO THE SPECTRUM
Description : What will happen to the remaining light bulb if one of the light bulbs burns out?
Last Answer : I assume you re asking that if a bulb in series circuit burnsout, then what happens to the other bulbs. If a bulb in a seriescircuit burns out, other bulb do not light, since the circuit sbroken.
Description : A perfectly spherical bubble of air is suspended in a tank of water. A beam of light consisting of parallel rays passes through the bubble. As the light emerges from the opposite side of the bubble the light rays: w) diverge x) converge y) are unaffected
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DIVERGE
Description : Assertion : Two 60 W bulbs are first connected in series and then in parallel with same battery. Total power produced in second case will become four
Last Answer : Assertion : Two 60 W bulbs are first connected in series and then in parallel with same battery. ... D. If Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Description : Three resistors which have different values are connected in series. Which one of the following statements is correct? w) The potential drop across all three resistors is the same. x) The same current passes through all three resistors. y) The same power is dissipated by all three resistors.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE SAME CURRENT PASSES THROUGH ALL THREE RESISTORS.
Description : Which of the following statements concerning a simple parallel resistance circuit is correct? A. The voltage drop across each resistor is the same. B. The total current flow equals the reciprocal ... resistances. D. The total voltage equals the sum of the individual voltages across each resistance.
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Two 100 watt light bulbs are connected in parallel across a 100 volt power supply. The total power developed in the circuit is _______________. A. 200 watts B. 100 watts C. 50 watts D. equal to the product of the amperes times the voltage in each branch
Description : Two infinitely long, parallel wires carry currents which are in opposite directions. The two wires: w) are attracted toward each other x) repel each other y) have no effect on each other.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- REPEL EACH OTHER
Description : Two parallel wires carrying currents in opposite directions will: w) attract each other x) repel each other y) cause an electric arc to form z) not affect each other
Description : A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt compact fluorescent lamp. The light is on 2000 hours a year. If electricity cost 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, how much money is saved on the electric bill in one year? w) $50.00 x) $10.00 y) $5.00 z) $1.00
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- $10.00
Description : The length of both sides of a square parallel plate capacitor are doubled. The capacitance is: w) halved x) the same y) doubled z) quadrupled
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- QUADRUPLED
Description : In order for fiber optics to work, the incident light inside the fiber must hit the wall of the fiber at: w) 90 degrees x) 45 degrees y) an angle greater than the critical angle z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN ANGLE GREATER THAN THE CRITICAL ANGLE
Description : According to Coast Guard Regulations (46 CFR), the talking and calling circuits of a sound powered telephone system must be _____________. A. intrinsically safe B. independent of each other C. independently grounded D. connected to a common ground
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Which of the following vacuum pumps operates by using a very cold surface to trap the gases on the cold surface? Is it a: w) sublimation pump x) turbo pump y) cryopump z) diffusion pump.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CRYOPUMP
Description : A child weighing 50 Newtons is on a swing. He goes from a minimum height of 0.2 meters to a maximum height of 1.5 meters. His maximum speed is closest to: w) 3 meters per second x) 5 meters per second y) 7 meters per second z) 9 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 METERS PER SECOND
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. when an electric bulb is switched on, the resistance of its tungsten filament increases. 2. the resistance of pure metals increases on heating. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) only 1 (c) only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Legumes fix nitrogen only through the specialized bacteria that live in their roots. (b) Legumes fix nitrogen independently of the specialized ... specialized bacteria that live in their leaves. (d) Legumes are incapable of fixing nitrogen.
Last Answer : (a) Legumes fix nitrogen only through the specialized bacteria that live in their roots.
Description : Current in a 60 W light bulb when it is connected to a 230 V power supply is A. 0.26 A B. 1.5 A C. 2.6 A D. 3.9 A
Last Answer : 0.26 A
Description : A projectile is fired into the air at an angle of 23 degrees. At what other angle would this projectile have the same range if air resistance is neglected? w) 46 degrees x) 60 degrees y) 67 degrees z) 68 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 67 DEGREES
Description : Which is NOT a characteristic of a series circuit? w) The current is the same throughout. x) The total resistance is the sum of the individual resistance. y) The voltage of the source ... individual voltage drops. z) The total resistance is the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE TOTAL RESISTANCE IS THE SUM OF THE RECIPROCALS OF THE RECIPROCAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESISTANCES.
Description : A 1250 W heater operates at `115V`. What is the resistance of the heating coil?
Last Answer : A 1250 W heater operates at `115V`. What is the resistance of the heating coil? A. `1.6Omega` B. `13.5Omega` C. `1250Omega` D. `10.6Omega`
Description : The non-relativistic mass of an object w) must be the same as its weight x) depends on where you measure it y) does not change with increasing velocity z) is greatest at the poles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DOES NOT CHANGE WITH INCREASING VELOCITY
Description : A satellite of mass "M" is in orbit around the earth. If a second satellite of mass "2M" is to be placed in the same orbit, the second satellite must have a velocity which is: w) half ... first satellite y) twice the velocity of the first satellite z) four times the velocity of the first satellite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE SAME AS THE VELOCITY OF THE FIRST SATELLITE
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 : Three capacitors with different capacitances are connected in series. Which of the following statements is TRUE? w) All three of the capacitors have the same potential difference between their plates. x ... y) The capacitance of the system depends on the voltage applied across the three capacitors.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHARGE IS THE SAME ON ALL OF THE CAPACITOR PLATES
Description : Which of the following statements is true if a 100 watt lamp and a 75 watt lamp are connected in parallel across a 100 volt power supply? A. The 75 watt lamp will draw as much current as the 100 ... Current flow will be the same across each lamp. D. The 75 watt lamp will have a higher resistance.
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Which of the following statements is true concerning the operation of two alternators in parallel? A. The cycles per second of each alternator are the same. B. Both alternator governors must be set ... be the same on each alternator. D. The load must always be divided equally between alternators.
Description : A resistor of value R/2 is connected in parallel with a resistor of value R/3. The voltage drop across the parallel combination is V. The total current supplied by the voltage source is: w) 2 V/R (read: 2 V over R) x) 3 V/R (read: 3 V over R) y) 4 V/R (read: 4 V over R) z) 5 V/R (read: 5 V over R)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 5 V/R
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 : A 10 ohm and a 20 ohm resistor are connected in parallel to a current source. What fraction of the current flows through the 20 ohm resistor? w) 1/2 x) 1/3 y) 2/3 z) 3/4
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 1/3
Description : A 20 ohm resistor and a 60 ohm resistor are connected in parallel to a voltage source. If the current in the 60 ohm resistor is one ampere, the current in the 20 ohm resistor will be: w) 1/3 ampere x) 2/3 ampere y) 1 ampere z) 3 amperes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 3 AMPERES