Simple Physics Quiz

**So i’ve been too much around biology and health sciences (which i love) but for you all this time I’m posting a simple Physics quiz. Many of us had studied Physics in high school. Let’s see if ye all can remember stuff! :hoonh:
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1. When looking at the elastic properties of solids, Hooke’s law states that for a spring which stays within its elastic limit, the extension produced is directly proportional to the force which causes it. However, at what point will a spring not return to its original length?

a. Its end point
b. It stretching point
c. Its limit of proportionality
d. Its yield point

2. The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of many wavelengths of light. As wavelength increases, frequency decreases. Which of these has a higher frequency than visible light?

a. Infra-red waves
b. UV light
c. Microwaves
d. Radio waves

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3. When light passes from one boundary to another it will be refracted if the two mediums are of different density. If the medium into which the ray of light is entering is denser than the medium it is leaving, the light ray will be refracted towards the normal (a line 90 degrees to the change of boundary). If a greater difference in density results in greater refraction, which of the following is true?
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a. Light from air to glass will refract towards the normal more than in air to water
b. Light from air to water will refract towards the normal more than in air to glass
c. Light from air to glass will refract away from the normal more than in air to water
d. There will be the same amount of refraction when air passes to glass and water

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4. If a ray of light is travelling through a dense core, comes to a boundary with a less dense cladding and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, what will occur?**

a. Nothing
b. Total internal refraction
c. Total internal reflection
d. Total internal deflection

5. As suggested by Planck and Einstein, light can behave as a particle. This can be displayed by the photo-electric affect. This is the emission of electrons from a metal surface due to the energy provided by light incident on its surface. What is the name of the forces between the electron and nuclei which must be overcome to allow for the emission of photo-electrons?

a. Stopping force
b. Sticking force
c. Work function
d. Resistability

**6. Electrons in an atom can move in fixed orbitals, Different orbitals have different energies.
How does this allow a fluorescent tube to glow?
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a. Atoms move at high speeds and can lose electrons which glow fiercely
b. In a fluorescent tube, atoms break down and the electrons energy is given off as light
c. Electrons move to higher energy orbitals and so have more energy, displayed as light energy
d. Electrons which fall to lower energy orbitals lose energy in the form of photons of light

**7. Ernst Rutherford proved many things about the structure of an atom due to the results from the experiment in which he fired alpha particles (a helium nucleus) at a thin gold leaf. Some of the alpha particles were deflected back along the path which they came. What did this show Rutherford?
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a. The nucleus of an atom is very large
b. The nucleus is positively charged
c. An atom is mainly space
d. That the nucleus of an atom is solid

8. For every particle (e.g. protons, neutrons and electrons) there is an antiparticle with identical mass and equal and opposite charge. When a particle and its antiparticle come into contact they cease to be matter as their energy is given of as photons of light. What is this known as?

a. Obliteration
b. Annihilation
c. Destruction
d. Eradication

(BONUS QUESTIONS…and yes…harder :devil:)

9. Feynman diagrams can be used to show how sub-atomic particles can be converted into other sub-atomic particles. The majority of Feynman diagrams show one particle being converted to another by an exchange particle, which then decays into leptons (e.g. electrons and positrons). Which exchange particle is involved in “beta+ decay”, “electron capture” and “neutron-neutrino collision”?

a. Pion
b. W- Boson
c. W+ Boson
d. Graviton

10. Particles can be classified as leptons (e.g. electrons) or hadrons. Leptons are described as fundamental particles as they cannot be broken down into simpler particles. Hadrons can be baryons (e.g. protons and neutrons) or mesons (e.g. pions or kaons). Baryons are made up of 3 quarks. How many quarks make up a meson?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5

***Yes i will give marks for each question. Each correct answer is 10 marks. No negative marking…so please do attempt ..be it a tukka! I won’t count the bonus questions if everyone does really bad in them :stuck_out_tongue:

Will post correct answer in two days.
Happy playing!!***

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  1. b
  2. b
  3. a
  4. d
  5. b
  6. c
  7. c
  8. b
  9. d 10.c

I'm afraid to ask, but how many right/wrong?

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after two days Si :)

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Blueyy, I asked for another quiz but not Physics. I didn’t even take it in High School :frowning:

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i hate physics :(

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I was good at Physics!!!!

1d
2b
3a
4c
5c
6d
7d
8b (tukka!)
9c ( another tukka!! )
10a

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96 views and 2 people who solved the quiz!!

Clearly guppies don’t know their physics :naraz:

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Answers:

*1. When looking at the elastic properties of solids, Hooke's law states that for a spring which stays within its elastic limit, the extension produced is directly proportional to the force which causes it. However, at what point will a spring not return to its original length?
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Answer: Its yield point

So if a string obeys Hooke's law, on a graph plotting extension against force, the gradient should pass through the origin and the gradient should be straight.
The gradient of this graph (force/extension) is known as the force constant. The higher the value for the force constant the stronger the material the spring is made from.

2. The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of many wavelengths of light. As wavelength increases, frequency decreases. Which of these has a higher frequency than visible light?

Answer: UV light

As frequency increases the waves can more easily penetrate matter. Gamma rays for example can easily pass through human skin and their ionising power can cause mutations within the body.
As well as being dangerous to humans, gamma rays can also help protect human lives, as they are used in sterilising medical equipment and in the targeting and destruction of cancerous cells.

*3. When light passes from one boundary to another it will be refracted if the two mediums are of different density. If the medium into which the ray of light is entering is denser than the medium it is leaving, the light ray will be refracted towards the normal (a line 90 degrees to the change of boundary). If a greater difference in density results in greater refraction, which of the following is true?
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Answer: Light from air to glass will refract towards the normal more than in air to water

This is because glass is denser than water.
Materials are all given a refractive index relative to air which has a value of one. A greater value suggests that more refraction will take place.
Glass has a refractive index of 1.5 and water 1.33.

*4. If a ray of light is travelling through a dense core, comes to a boundary with a less dense cladding and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, what will occur?
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Answer: Total internal reflection

This means that all of the light re-enters the dense core.
The critical angle is the angle of incidence which causes the refracted light ray to pass along the boundary of the change in media (i.e. 90 degrees to the normal line).
Total internal reflection is used in fibre optics.

*5. As suggested by Planck and Einstein, light can behave as a particle. This can be displayed by the photo-electric affect. This is the emission of electrons from a metal surface due to the energy provided by light incident on its surface. What is the name of the forces between the electron and nuclei which must be overcome to allow for the emission of photo-electrons?
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Answer: Work function

The emission of photo-electrons depends on the frequency of the light which falls on the metal surface (higher frequency means more energy).
If photo-electrons can be emitted, the number emitted per second depends on the intensity of the light.

*6. Electrons in an atom can move in fixed orbitals, Different orbitals have different energies.
How does this allow a fluorescent tube to glow?
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Answer: Electrons which fall to lower energy orbitals lose energy in the form of photons of light

In a fluorescent tube, there is an electrode at each end. Electrons are emitted by the cathode and these electrons collide with gaseous atoms in the tube, causing their electrons to become excited and so move to higher energy orbitals. The electrons then fall back down to their lower energy levels, losing their energy as light.
The energy required to move an electron from one orbital to another is called the excitation energy.

*7. Ernst Rutherford proved many things about the structure of an atom due to the results from the experiment in which he fired alpha particles (a helium nucleus) at a thin gold leaf. Some of the alpha particles were deflected back along the path which they came. What did this show Rutherford?
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Answer: the nucleus of an atom is solid

Some alpha particles passed through the thin gold leaf and were scattered at an angle, this showed Rutherford that a nucleus has a positive charge.
However, almost all of the alpha particles passed through the gold leaf, showing an atom is mainly space. This was the most famous find of the experiment.
This experiment disproved the "plum pudding" model of the atom which existed before.

*8. For every particle (e.g. protons, neutrons and electrons) there is an antiparticle with identical mass and equal and opposite charge. When a particle and its antiparticle come into contact they cease to be matter as their energy is given of as photons of light. What is this known as?
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Answer: Annihilation

The energy of the photons emitted during annihilation is equal to the combined rest energy of the particle and its antiparticle.
The opposite of annihilation is pair production.

The energy given out in an annihilation reaction can be huge, as shown in the book "Angels and Demons".

*9. Feynman diagrams can be used to show how sub-atomic particles can be converted into other sub-atomic particles. The majority of Feynman diagrams show one particle being converted to another by an exchange particle, which then decays into leptons (e.g. electrons and positrons). Which exchange particle is involved in "beta+ decay", "electron capture" and "neutron-neutrino collision"?
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Answer: W+ Boson

In "beta+ decay" a proton is converted into a neutron, also producing a positron and an electron neutrino.
In "electron capture" a proton and an electron are converted into a neutron and an electron neutrino.
In a "neutron neutrino collision" a neutron and an electron neutrino are converted into an electron and a proton.

*10. Particles can be classified as leptons (e.g. electrons) or hadrons. Leptons are described as fundamental particles as they cannot be broken down into simpler particles. Hadrons can be baryons (e.g. protons and neutrons) or mesons (e.g. pions or kaons). Baryons are made up of 3 quarks. How many quarks make up a meson?
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Answer: 2

Protons are said to have a charge of +1. They are made up from 2 "up" quarks and one "down" quark.
Neutrons, having a neutral charge, are made up from one "up" quark and two "down" quarks.
A meson must me made of one quark and one antiquark.
Kaons, as well as having either one "up" or one "down" quark, must possess what is known as a "strange" quark.

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si senoir. You got 3/8 … who cares. Thank you for playing the game.

Haddy!! you got 10/10 correct. Congrats girl! Yes physics is what you are good at. I’m not :stuck_out_tongue:

oh sheesh! lemme find a interesting one that suits your tastes :smiley:

:teary1: i dislike physics…don’t hate it. i hate chemistry.

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Mujhe kitnay number milay :p

Yay, for more quizzes.

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i dont like physics :frusty:
i just love chemistry

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lagta hai math mein b weak hain :stuck_out_tongue: :crying:

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haha I even got the tukkay right lol. thank you

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I’m late :vivo:

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too busy flooding in cafe :naraz:

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:no: math eklota subject tha jis mein full marks ate the :crying:

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@blueangel :nahi: i don’t flood in cafe :snooty:

@Simii Chemistry and physics 2no aik saath aatain hain :snooty:

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@lethal_kamikaze i know :snooty: but i only like chem :@:

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^
then you can’t pass the exams :nahi:

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phir physics mein b good hongi :crying: