Description : Of the following answers, which is closest to the percentage of electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the U.S. in 1987? w) 5% x) 10% y) 20% z) 40%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20%
Description : X, Y, Z started a business with their investment in the ratio of 4/5: 4/7: 5/9, after 6months. X has withdrawn half of his investment. Also X will get 30% of profit for being an active partner. At the ... Rs. 54750. Then find the total profit earned by Y and Z? A) 25200 B) 28600 C) 25010 D) 26867
Last Answer : Answer: C) Let investment of X, Y, Z be 4/5 x,4/7x &5/9 x =>252x, 180x & 175x Profit ratio of X, Y, Z is 252x*6+126x*6:180x*12 :175x *12 =189:180:175 Active partner X's amount= ... 30/100 =Rs.16425 Remaining profit =54750-16425 =Rs.38325 Total profit earned by Y*Z= 38325*355/544 =Rs. 25010
Description : Which of the answers listed below best completes the statement: The rate at which any part of a wave travels from one place to another determines the wave's: w) propagation velocity x) period y) amplitude z) frequency
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PROPAGATION VELOCITY
Description : A piano tuner notices a standing Lissajous (pron: Liss-a-jew) curve on his oscilloscope. The tone being projected is: w) out of harmony x) sharp y) resonating z) flat
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- RESONATING
Description : The rest mass of an electron is closest to: w) 10-15 kilograms x) 10-17 kilograms y) 10-30 kilograms z) 10-50 kilograms
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10-30 KILOGRAMS (accept 9.11 x 10-31kg)
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 : As the temperature of the air increases from 0 degrees C to 20 degrees C, the wavelength of a sound made by a tuning fork of fixed frequency does which of the following? Does the wavelength w) increase x) decrease y) remain the same z) increase up to a maximum, then remain constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASE
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the left of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? w ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE RIGHT.
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the right of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE LEFT.
Description : Which of the following distances in kilometers is closest to the diameter of the earth? w) 750 kilometers x) 2,750 kilometers y) 12,750 kilometers z) 127,500 kilometers
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 12,750 KILOMETERS
Description : The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America had a Richter scale magnitude closest to w) 6.5 x) 7.5 y) 8.5 z) 9.5
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 8.5
Description : Which of the following areas is closest to the total surface area of the earth in square kilometers? w) 500 million x) 500 billion y) 500 thousand z) 5 billion
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 500 MILLION
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 : What is the wavelength in millimeters of a sound wave whose frequency is 35 KILOHERTZ. Assume the speed of sound is 350 METERS PER SECOND? w) 100 millimeters x) 1,000 millimeters y) 10 millimeters z) 1/10 millimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10 MILLIMETERS
Description : Which of the following instruments should never have their test leads connected directly to a wall outlet: w) ammeter x) voltmeter y) oscilloscope z) frequency counter
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AMMETER
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 : Which color light has the highest frequency? w) green x) violet y) red z) yellow
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- VIOLET
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 : When a certain beam of light falls upon a metal surface, it ejects photoelectrons from it. The number of photoelectrons ejected per second by the beam of light depends upon one of the following. Is it ... the work function of the metal y) the frequency of the beam z) the intensity of the beam
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE INTENSITY OF THE BEAM
Description : The energy associated with one photon of a light beam is proportional to one of the following. Is it proportional to: w) the intensity of the light source from which it came x) the number of photons in the beam y) the frequency of the photon z) the speed of the photon
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE FREQUENCY OF THE PHOTON
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 : The period of oscillation of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is: w) independent of the amplitude of the motion x) directly proportional to the frequency of oscillation y) independent of the frequency of oscillation z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INDEPENDENT OF THE AMPLITUDE OF THE MOTION
Description : The inverse of wavelength is referred to as: w) wave number x) frequency y) velocity z) momentum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- WAVE NUMBER
Description : When light is traveling through a vacuum, what is the product of the light's wavelength and frequency equal to? w) speed of light x) Plank's constant y) momentum z) wave number
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SPEED OF LIGHT
Description : The speed of light in vacuum "C" divided by the Index of Refraction "N" gives the: w) frequency of the light x) speed of the light in the medium y) energy of the light z) wavelength of the light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SPEED OF THE LIGHT IN THE MEDIUM
Description : The characteristic that distinguishes a laser beam from an ordinary light beam is: w) the greater frequency of the laser beam x) the coherence of the laser beam y) the color of the laser beam z) the greater polarization of the laser beam
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE COHERENCE OF THE LASER BEAM
Description : Which wave has the highest frequency? w) microwaves x) infrared waves y) ultraviolet waves z) radio waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ULTRAVIOLET WAVES
Description : If viewed on an oscilloscope, the loudness of a sound wave would be associated with the wave's: w) frequency x) wavelength y) velocity z) amplitude
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AMPLITUDE
Description : The ENERGY associated with a photon depends upon the photon's: w) velocity x) frequency y) amplitude z) the brightness of the source from which it comes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FREQUENCY
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 : 38. Consider three sets \( X, Y \) and \( Z \) having 6,5 and 4 elements respectively. A.11 these 15 elements are distinct. Let \( S=(X-Y) \cup Z \). How many proper subsets does \( S \) have?(a) 255(b) 256(c) 1023(d) 1024
Last Answer : 38. Consider three sets \( X, Y \) and \( Z \) having 6,5 and 4 elements respectively. A.11 these 15 ... have? (a) 255 (b) 256 (c) 1023 (d) 1024
Description : There are exactly ................ different finite automata with three states x, y and z over the alphabet {a, b} where x is always the start state. (A) 64 (B) 256 (C) 1024 (D) 5832
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Susan pushes against a 100 kilogram rock with a force of 5 Newtons, but the rock doesn't move. The force the rock exerts on Susan is w) 0 Newtons x) 5 Newtons y) 20 Newtons z) 100 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 NEWTONS
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 : Imagine that a 20 mile diameter hole is bored along the diameter of the Earth extending from the North Pole to the South Pole, that all air and gases are pumped out of this hole, and that the temperature ... between the loci of the hole with the opposite surfaces of the Earth. z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FOREVER OSCILLATE IN SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION ALONG THE OLE
Description : An object is located 1 meter in front of a converging lens having a focal length of 20 centimeters. At what distance behind the lens (whose thickness is negligible) will the image be formed? w) 18 centimeters x) 20 centimeters y) 22 centimeters z) 25 centimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 25 CENTIMETERS
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 energy dissipated when a car hits a tree at 70 miles per hour is ABOUT how much greater than that dissipated at 50 miles per hour? w) 20 percent x) 40 percent y) 70 percent z) 100 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100 PERCENT
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
Description : A person sees a lightning bolt in the distance and tries to guess the distance to the bolt based on the time between the flash and the thunder. What general time span should she use? w) 1 second equals 1 mile x) 5 seconds equal 1 mile y) 10 seconds equal 1 mile z) 20 seconds equal 1 mile
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 SECONDS EQUAL 1 MILE
Description : A 50 kilogram ice skater glides across the ice in a straight line at 7 meters per second. If she bends down and scoops up a 20 kilogram child standing on the ice, what will be the final speed of the skater ... w) 1 meter per second x) 3 meters per second y) 5 meters per second z) 7 meters per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 5 METERS PER SECOND
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 : Ten calories of heat are added to 2 grams of water. The temperature of the water rises to a total of how many degrees? Is it: w) 2 degrees Celsius x) 5 degrees Celsius y) 10 degrees Celsius z) 20 degrees Celsius
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
Description : A 500 kilogram car moving at 20 meters per second strikes a stone wall and is brought to a halt in 0.1 second. The average force of the car on the wall during impact is: w) 10 Newtons x) 1000 Newtons y) 10,000 Newtons z) 100,000 Newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100,000 NEWTONS
Description : The effective capacitance of four, 5-microfarad capacitors connected in series is: w) 0.20 microfarad x) 0.5 microfarad y) 1.0 microfarad z) 1.25 microfarad
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 1.25 MICROFARAD
Description : A 10 kilogram object falls from a cliff 100 meters high. At the midpoint of its fall its total energy is: w) 2450 Joules x) 4900 Joules y) 10,000 Joules z) 20,000 Joules
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10,000 JOULES
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 : Of the following choices, approximately how many times greater is the mass of a proton than the mass of an electron? w) 200 x) 2000 y) 20,000 z) 200,000
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2000
Description : What is 20 degrees Celsius in degrees Kelvin? w) 70 degrees x) 293 degees y) 100 degrees z) 212 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 293 DEGREES