Physics Trivia Questions
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What term did Max Planck use to describe the smallest amount of energy that can be emitted as electromagnetic radiation?
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quantum
Which term, coined by Michael Faraday from the Greek word 'ienai' meaning 'to go', describes an atom with an electrical charge?
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ion
What device involves a small mass swinging at the end of a very light string?
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pendulum
What force provides the propulsion for the cars in the All-American Soap Box Derby?
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gravity
Which German physicist has a radiation detection device named after him?
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hans geiger
Which physicist formulated the uncertainty principle stating that a particle's position and momentum cannot both be precisely known at the same time?
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werner heisenberg
What simple device functions as an inclined plane wrapped in a spiral around a shaft?
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screw
What is measured using the unit rads?
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radiation
What do you create if you wrap a wire around an iron bar and send a current through the wire?
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electromagnet
What scientist has units of force, abbreviated as N, named after him?
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isaac newton
What element is removed from a light bulb to prevent the tungsten filament from burning up?
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oxygen
What is the name of the electrically uncharged subatomic particle discovered by James Chadwick?
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neutron
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