What is the definition of the unit for current intensity?

1 Volt Of Potential Difference Measured For 1 Second

1 Joule Of Energy Consumed In 1 Second

Which phenomena is said to cause "Hawking Radiation' from Black Holes?

Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation

Light Exceeding The Velocity Of 186,000 Mps

Neutron Decay In The Presence Of The Singularity

This Is Impossible. Nothing Can Escape A Black Hole's Gravitational Pull

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1.

Which branch of science does meteorology belong to?
- A.
  
  Geology
- B.
  
  Biology
- C.
  
  Physics
- D.
  
  Chemistry
Correct Answer
C. pHysics
2.

Who proved that the perpetuum mobile of von Platen was flawed and did not violate the second law of thermodynamics?
- A.
  
  Max Planck
- B.
  
  Enrico Fermi
- C.
  
  Stephen Hawking
- D.
  
  Goran Grimvall
Correct Answer
D. Goran Grimvall
3.

Who is considered the father of Quantum Theory?
- A.
  
  Albert Einstein
- B.
  
  Max Planck
- C.
  
  Enrico Fermi
- D.
  
  Neils Bohr
Correct Answer
B. Max Planck
4.

Who postulated that the process of stimulated emission in atoms must exist?
- A.
  
  Ernest Rutherford
- B.
  
  Albert Einstein
- C.
  
  Richard Feynman
- D.
  
  Erwin Schrodinger
Correct Answer
B. Albert Einstein
5.

Which physicist won a Nobel Prize for solving the Dirac Equation?
- A.
  
  John Von Neumann
- B.
  
  John Weeler
- C.
  
  Richard Feynman
- D.
  
  Albert Einstein
Correct Answer
C. Richard Feynman
6.

What is the best temperature for a freezer to run at?
- A.
  
  10f
- B.
  
  20f
- C.
  
  0f
- D.
  
  32f
Correct Answer
C. 0f
7.

What is the only method of magnetometry which can measure non-linear magnetic susceptibilities?
- A.
  
  AC Susceptibility
- B.
  
  Vibrating Sample Magnetometry
- C.
  
  Squid's
- D.
  
  Torque Magnetometry
Correct Answer
A. AC Susceptibility
8.

What is the definition of the unit for current intensity?
- A.
  
  1 Volt Of Potential Difference Measured For 1 Second
- B.
  
  1 Joule Of Energy Consumed In 1 Second
- C.
  
  1 Watt Of Power Per Second
- D.
  
  1 Coulomb Of Charge Per Second
Correct Answer
D. 1 Coulomb Of Charge Per Second
9.

What contemporary of Newton claimed that it was he and not Newton who first suggested the inverse square law of gravitation?
- A.
  
  Jakob Bernoulli
- B.
  
  Galileo Galilei
- C.
  
  Johannes Kepler
- D.
  
  Robert Hooke
Correct Answer
D. Robert Hooke
10.

When uranium-235 undergoes fission, how many neutrons does it release?
- A.
  
  5
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  2
- D.
  
  4
Correct Answer
B. 3
11.

Which phenomena is said to cause "Hawking Radiation' from Black Holes?
- A.
  
  Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation
- B.
  
  Light Exceeding The Velocity Of 186,000 Mps
- C.
  
  Neutron Decay In The Presence Of The Singularity
- D.
  
  This Is Impossible. Nothing Can Escape A Black Hole's Gravitational Pull
Correct Answer
A. Particle-Antiparticle Pair Separation
12.

When a neutron undergoes "Beta Decay", it emits a proton, an electron, and what other particle?
- A.
  
  Neutrino
- B.
  
  Anti-Neutrino
- C.
  
  Neutrons Are Inseparable
- D.
  
  Muon
Correct Answer
B. Anti-Neutrino
13.

Who was the first Nobel Prize winner?
- A.
  
  Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals
- B.
  
  Heike Kamerlingh-Onnes
- C.
  
  Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
- D.
  
  Pieter Zeeman
Correct Answer
C. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
14.

After which physicist are the diagrams used to represent subatomic particle interactions named?
- A.
  
  Einstein
- B.
  
  Planck
- C.
  
  Feynman
- D.
  
  Corriolis
Correct Answer
C. Feynman
15.

Which kind of tree is most often struck by lightning?
- A.
  
  Maple
- B.
  
  Redwood
- C.
  
  Oak
- D.
  
  Willow
Correct Answer
C. Oak

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Awesome Trivia On Physics

Which branch of science does meteorology belong to?

Who proved that the perpetuum mobile of von Platen was flawed and did not violate the second law of thermodynamics?

Who is considered the father of Quantum Theory?

Who postulated that the process of stimulated emission in atoms must exist?

Which physicist won a Nobel Prize for solving the Dirac Equation?

What is the best temperature for a freezer to run at?

What is the only method of magnetometry which can measure non-linear magnetic susceptibilities?

What is the definition of the unit for current intensity?

What contemporary of Newton claimed that it was he and not Newton who first suggested the inverse square law of gravitation?

When uranium-235 undergoes fission, how many neutrons does it release?

Which phenomena is said to cause "Hawking Radiation' from Black Holes?

When a neutron undergoes "Beta Decay", it emits a proton, an electron, and what other particle?

Who was the first Nobel Prize winner?

After which physicist are the diagrams used to represent subatomic particle interactions named?

Which kind of tree is most often struck by lightning?