Science Physics trivia quiz questions complete with the answers.
- Which Swedish scientist had a temperature scale named after him?
- How many colors are there in the spectrum when white light is
separated?
- What is the term used to denote the tendency of an object to remain
in a state of rest until acted upon by an external force?
- The discovery of which law provoked the surprised cry 'Eureka!'?
- What is measured by the SI unit called a 'henry'?
- What is the force that opposes the relative motion of two bodies that
are in contact?
- What is the study and use of frequencies above 20 khz?
- What is an unchanging position in which forces cancel each other out?
- Which physicist's law states that equal volumes of all gases,
measured at the same temperature and pressure, contain the same number
of molecules?
- What is the ability of fluids to offer resistance to flow?
- What was invented by Dennis Gabor in 1947, winning him a Nobel prize
in 1971?
- What is described as an ionized gas with approximately equal numbers
of positive and negative charges?
- What name is given to the very serious chain of events which can
follow the failure of the cooling system in a nuclear reactor?
- Which electronic device magnifies the strength of a signal?
- What was the name of the unit of heat now replaced by the joule?
- What does c represent in the equation e = mc*2?
- What is commonly used in a rectifier to convert alternating current
to direct current?
- What is a cylindrical coil of wire in which a magnetic field is
created when an electric current is passed though it?
- What describes a substance that exists in more than one form,
differing in physical rather than chemical properties?
- Whose 'unified field theory' tried to explain the four fundamental
forces in terms of a single, unified force?
- In Britain, how many lines makeup the picture on a TV screen?
- What diverges rays of light, if it is concave?
- What can be expressed as the number of cycles of a vibration
occurring per unit of time?
- What is the product of the mass of a body and its linear velocity?
- Which quantity has direction as well as magnitude?
- What is the SI unit of magnetic flux density, named after a Croatian
electrical engineer?
- What does the abbreviation STP stand for?
- What is studied in the science of cryogenics?
- What does the acronym maser stand for?
Answers to Quiz #76 - Science Trivia Answers
- Anders Celsius.
- Seven.
- Inertia.
- Archimedes Principle.
- Inductance.
- Friction.
- Ultrasonic's.
- Equilibrium.
- Amadeo Avogadro.
- Viscosity.
- Holography / Holograms.
- Plasma.
- Meltdown.
- Amplifier.
- Calorie.
- Speed of light.
- Diode.
- Solenoid.
- Allotropic.
- Einstein.
- 625.
- Lens.
- Frequency.
- Momentum.
- Vector quantity.
- Tesla.
- Standard Temperature and Pressure.
- Very low temperature.
- Microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
