Fun Physics

 

Fun Physics

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1.

As early as 3500 B.C., a gnomen (a stick in the ground) was used to measure:

Temperature
Time
Water levels
Wind velocity
Gravity
I don't know
2.

A heliocentric solar system revolves around what centerpiece?

Any planet
Earth
Sun
Nothing
I don't know
3.

The distance an object travels in a given time frame (regardless of direction) is referred to as its:

Velocity
Inertia
Kinetic energy
Speed
Acceleration
I don't know
4.

Which of the following travels at the fastest speed possible?

Bomber planes
Space ships
Sound
Light
Meteors
I don't know
5.

What causes tides?

The tilt of the earth on its axis
Mostly the gravitational pull of the moon
Mostly the gravitational pull of the sun.
Nobody knows
I don't know
6.

To hit a target on land, at what point would you drop a bomb from an airplane?

Before the target
Directly over the target
After passing the target
I don't know
7.

If one cannonball is dropped from a given height and another is fired horizontally from the same height, which one will hit the ground first?

The one that is dropped
The one that is fired
They will both hit the ground at the same time
I don't know
8.

Are radio waves and sound waves the same thing?

Yes
No
I don't know
9.

What is the sound barrier?

The speed that an object must travel to surpass the speed of sound
A unit for measuring the intensity of sound
The point at which a sound exceeds the human pain threshold
The distance between two people that cannot hear one another talking
I don't know
10.

In Einstein's famous equation E=mc2, what does the "c" stand for?

Mass
Color
Speed of light
Velocity
Energy
I don't know

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