Physics Trivia Questions
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What gas has a nucleus that is identical to an alpha particle, containing 2 neutrons and 2 protons?
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helium
What is the unit of frequency that equals 1 cycle per second and is named after a German scientist?
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hertz
Who formulated the law stating that resistance in a DC circuit is the ratio of volts to amps?
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georg ohm
Who was awarded the 1918 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of energy quanta?
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max planck
A magnetic field is measured in units called gauss or what other unit, named after a prominent inventor known for his work with coils?
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nikola tesla
Who is the professor of physics in Berlin who published his quantum theory in 1900?
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max planck
Which simple machine would Archimedes use to 'move the Earth' if he had a firm place to stand?
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lever
What force did Isaac Newton find to depend on mass and distance?
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gravity
Which name for a quantum of light was coined by American physicist Arthur Compton?
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photon
What hypothetical particle was discovered by scientists in 1995 and is the top one of these?
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quark
Who is the Hungarian-American physicist known as the principal architect of the hydrogen bomb?
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edward teller
Which physicist proposed in 1905 that photons are the carriers of electromagnetic energy?
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albert einstein
What particle of comparable energy is emitted or absorbed when an atom undergoes a quantum leap?
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photon
Who was the Danish physicist whose first work in 1907 investigated the surface tension of water?
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niels bohr
What is the term for the physics that deals with very low temperatures, derived from the Greek word for 'icy cold'?
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cryogenics
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