Monday, April 29, 2013

The father of the atomic bomb is OPPENHEIMER


Q-1: The father of the atomic bomb is:
1) Einstein
2) Oppenheimer
3) Faraday
4) Strangelove
ANSWER: 2-- OPPENHEIMER
Q-2: At what point is the temperature the same on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?
1) Absolute zero
2) Zero
3) Negative 40 degrees
4) Never
ANSWER: 3 -- NEGATIVE 40 DEGREES
Q-3:What does the letter "s" stand for in the acronym laser?
1) scientific
2) simulated
3) stimulated
4) solar
ANSWER: 3 -- STIMULATED (LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED
MISSI)
Q-4: What is the DeBroglie wavelength of a 1,200 kilogram corvette traveling at a rate of 25 meters per second? Planck's constant is equal to 6.62 x 10-34 Joule-seconds.
1) 5.3 x 10-32 meters
2) 5.9 x 10-34 meters
3) 2.1 x 10-38 meters
4) 1.6 x 10-40 meters
ANSWER: 3-- 2.1 x 10-38 METERS
Q-5:What property of a metal describes the onset of plastic deformation in a tensile test?
1) tensile strength
2) elongation
3) yield strength
4) reduction in area
ANSWER: 3 -- YIELD STRENGTH
Q-6: It is a very hot day. You are in a special kitchen, in that there are no exits and the walls of this kitchen are thermally very well insulated. If you open the refrigerator door, the room will eventually:
1) cool off.
2) remain the same.
3) heat up.
ANSWER: 3 -- HEAT UP.
Q-7: Consider two water drops at a temperature T. These drops are NOT allowed to exchange energy with their environment. These two drops collide and combine. How does the temperature of these drops change when they combine? Does it:
1) decrease
2) remain the same
3) increase
ANSWER: 3 -- INCREASE
Q-8:A model airplane flies over the ocean in level flight at an altitude of 19.6 meters. How long does it take a bomb, dropped from under the wing, to impact the water?
ANSWER: 2 SECONDS
Q-9:A space ship traveling toward Mars at 0.6 times the speed of light c shoots an ELECTRON beam at Mars. If the electrons travel at 0.6 c RELATIVE TO THE SPACE SHIP, at what speed do the electrons impact the surface of Mars?
1) 0.6 c
2) 0.88 c
3) 1.2 c
4) 1.34 c
ANSWER: 2 -- 0.88 c

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