Physics Quiz 32 (20 MCQs)

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1. The function of graphite in a nuclear reactor is to
2. A black body can emit thermal radiation depending on its.....
3. An experiment was carried out to investigate the relationship between the period of a simple pendulum and its length. A brass bob of 50g was used in the experiment. What is the manipulated variable?
4. The correct equation to calculate average speed is
5. A stable well-designed racing car must have
6. J of energy is supplied to a toaster with an efficiency of 25%. What is the useful output of the toaster?
7. How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr?
8. When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
9. Acts between any charged particles, can be attractive (opposite charges), or repulsive (like charges). It has an infinite range and is relatively strong.
10. Which friction coefficient would most likely describe tape sticking to a wood wall?
11. What is an alternating current?
12. A radioactive substance has a half-life of 8 days. What is the number of days for the substance to become 25% of the initial value?
13. Grounding happens when .....
14. Speed equals to .....
15. Which statement about drawing vector is TRUE?
16. Two identical wheels, wheel 1 and wheel 2, initially at rest begin to rotate with constant angular accelerations $ \alpha$ . After rotating through the same angular displacement, $ \Delta\theta_0$, the angular velocity of wheel 1 is $ \omega_1$ and the angular velocity of wheel 2 is $ \omega_2=3\omega_1$ . How does the angular acceleration of wheel 2, $ \alpha_2$, compare to the angular acceleration of wheel 1, $ \propto_1$?
17. MN stands for:
18. The units for momentum are
19. The quantitative property that must be transfered to an object to perform work
20. An example of an applied science is