@AWhat unit is defined as 550 ft lbs/sec?

~A. Horsepower
~B. Ideal effort
~C. Momentum
~D. Newton
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@CA cube weighs 150 grams in water and 250
grams in air. What is its specific
gravity?

~A. .4
~B. 1.667
~C. 2.5
~D. 5.0
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@BAssume an ideal pulley system, pulling
with a force of 150lbs through 12 ft. If
load is 900 lbs, how far does it move?

~A. One foot
~B. Two feet
~C. Three feet
~D. Four feet
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@ASix 1.5 volt carbon-zinc cells connected
in parallel will deliver how much  
voltage at the output?

~A. 1.5 v
~B. 3.0 v
~C. 6.0 v
~D. 9.0 v
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@DOne would use a cyclotron for which of
the following purposes?

~A. To detect radioactivity
~B. To measure high wind velocities
~C. To separate liquids of different
densities
~D. To split atomic nuclei
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@DTo get the same illumination as one
candle at 10 ft, how many candles would
you need at 1000 ft?

~A. 10
~B. 100
~C. 1,000
~D. 10,000
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@BDividing the speed of light by
wavelength gives you...?

~A. Index of refraction
~B. Frequency
~C. Pitch
~D. Amplitude
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@B1960 cm/(sec x sec) is...?

~A. The velocity of sound in a vacuum
~B. Two gees
~C. The gravitational constant (g)
~D. Free fall
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@AA circuit with a resistance of 20 ohms
will carry how much current at 1.5  
volts?

~A. .075 amps
~B. 30 watts
~C. .3 watts
~D. 7.5 amps
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@BWhich of the following has the most heat
energy?

~A. A two liter kettle of boiling water
~B. A typical iceberg
~C. A roomful of 72 degree air, at 100%
humidity
~D. Two and a half sticks of dynamite
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@AHow hot does 1000 cc of 100 degree C
water get if you add 1000 calories (at 
760 millibars atmos. press.)?

~A. 100 degrees C
~B. 101 degrees C
~C. 110 degrees C
~D. 200 degrees C
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@CThe Sun's energy reaches the Earth     
via ____.

~A. conduction
~B. projection
~C. radiation
~D. convection
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@BPhotons of light...?

~A. never quite reach "c".
~B. become more energetic as they are 
blue shifted.
~C. are very different from X-rays.
~D. comprise beta radiation.
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@ASound travels the fastest through which
of the following media?

~A. Granite
~B. Sand 
~C. Water
~D. Sea level air
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@ATritium is a form of...?

~A. Hydrogen
~B. Helium
~C. Plutonium
~D. Uranium
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@AWhich of the following statements is
true according to the Ptolemic cosmic
theory?

~A. Jupiter orbits the Earth
~B. The moon follows an elliptical path
~C. The solar system is heliocentric
~D. Comets are a celestial phenomenon
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@CWhere are you likely to be able to boil
water at about 90 degrees C?

~A. In a undersea habitat
~B. At the poles
~C. On top of Mt Everest
~D. Near the equator
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@AAt the end of five seconds a dropped
ball is travelling at 49 meters/sec. How
far has it dropped (a = 9.8 m/sec)?

~A. 122.5 meters
~B. 245 meters
~C. 49 meters
~D. 480.2 meters
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@DTwo sound wave exactly 180 degrees out
of phase will...?

~A. not affect each other.
~B. produce an "echo" effect.
~C. double the decibel level.
~D. cancel each other out.
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@ATwo magnetic north poles push away from
each other with a force X at distance D.
What's the repelling force at 1/2 D?

~A. 4X
~B. 2X
~C. 16X
~D. 9X
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@AWork is the action of force through a
distance. What quantity is defined by
dividing work by time?

~A. Power
~B. Rate
~C. Impulse
~D. Force
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@AOn which of these planets will the
period of identical pendulums be the
shortest?

~A. Earth
~B. Venus
~C. Mercury
~D. Mars
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@BThe density of mercury is 13.6. An
object with a volume of 100 cc weighs 1
kg. How much mercury will it displace?

~A. .136 liters
~B. .0735 liters
~C. .100 liters
~D. .0136 liters
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@DWhat initial vertical velocity will a
thrown object need to rise 19.6 meters?
(On Earth, neglecting friction)

~A. 24.01 m/sec
~B. 29.4 m/sec
~C. 9.8 m/sec
~D. 19.6 m/sec
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@DSix 1.5 carbon-zinc cells connected in
series will produce what voltage at the
output?

~A. 1.5 v
~B. 3.0 v
~C. 6.0 v
~D. 9.0 v
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@BWhich "wave" is actually not a part of
the electromagnetic spectrum?

~A. Radio waves
~B. Alpha waves
~C. Gamma waves
~D. Microwaves
~E. Infrared waves
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@BForce = Mass x Acceleration is what
principle?

~A. Newton's First Law of Motion
~B. Newton's Second Law of Motion
~C. Newton's Third Law of Motion
~D. Newton's Fourth Law of Motion 
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@BAbout how long does it take Sulfur-37,
with a half life of 5 minutes, to decay 
to less than 1 % of the original amount?

~A. 11 minutes
~B. 33 minutes
~C. 22 minutes
~D. 44 minutes
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@CA bullet fired exactly horizontally at
980 m/sec falls how far in the first
second? (neglect Earth's curve)

~A. 0.0 meters
~B. .01 meters
~C. 4.9 meters
~D. 9.8 meters
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@CU-238, a stable isotope of Uranium
(atomic number 92), contains how many
neutrons in its nucleus?

~A. 92
~B. 238
~C. 146
~D. 330
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@BGiven the values for acceleration [a]
and time [t], what can you determine by
solving X = .5(a)(t)(t)?

~A. The period of a pendulum
~B. Position
~C. The force of "g"
~D. Velocity
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@AWhat is the difference between speed and
velocity?

~A. Speed is scalar, velocity vector
~B. One is in common usage, the other is
scientifically defined
~C. Velocity applies to flight
~D. There is no real difference
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@BWhat is the wavelength of a radio wave
at a frequency of 930 kilohertz? (c =
300,000,000 meters/sec)

~A. 27.9 meters
~B. 322.6 meters
~C. 279 meters
~D. 32 1/4 meters
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@D"Heat Death" occurs when...?

~A. a star goes nova.
~B. equipment is sterilized.
~C. the sun is no longer self luminous.
~D. entropy is at a maximum.
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@BAn eight ft plank is on a fulcrum three
ft from one end. What force at the other
end will balance 120 lbs?

~A. 60 lbs
~B. 72 lbs
~C. 98 lbs
~D. 144 lbs
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@BA satellite in a stable orbit using no
motive power is constantly...?

~A. under observation
~B. accelerating
~C. using delta v
~D. resonating
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@CWhich of the following is not subject to
an inverse square law?

~A. Sound
~B. Light
~C. Electrical current
~D. Short wave radio
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@BWhat units would you use when measuring
sound for loudness?

~A. Quanta
~B. Decibels
~C. Watts
~D. Cycles per second
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@CThe ratio of the ideal to the actual.

~A. Newton's third law
~B. Entropy
~C. Efficiency
~D. Mechanical advantage
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@AA bicycle going 10 mph can stop in 12
feet. What's the stopping distance at   
20 mph?

~A. 48 ft
~B. 36 ft
~C. 24 ft
~D. 18 ft
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@A1.8 x 10 to the 21st gram-centimeter
squared over seconds squared of energy
equals how much mass?

~A. 2 grams
~B. 1.8 x 10 to the 16th kilograms
~C. 3.6 kilograms
~D. 1.8 grams
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@C"One half mass times velocity squared"
is the formula that yields what
quantity?

~A. Momentum
~B. Inertia
~C. Kinetic energy
~D. Specific gravity
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@AWhat would a 100 lb man weigh just after
liftoff from the Earth aboard a rocket
accelerating at 1372 cm/sec/sec?

~A. 240 lbs
~B. 180 lbs
~C. 140 lbs
~D. 120 lbs
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@DA millimeter is what fraction of a
kilometer?

~A. 1/1000
~B. 1/10000
~C. 1/100000
~D. 1/1000000
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@AHow much force does a hydraulic system
exert from a piston 3" in diameter if a
piston 1" in diameter pushes at 10 lbs?

~A. 90 lbs
~B. 72 lbs
~C. 42 lbs
~D. 30 lbs
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@BWhat value is zero in a superconductor?

~A. Mass
~B. Resistance
~C. Permiability
~D. Density
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@CMolecules that evaporate from the
surface of water have ____ than the
average molecule around them.

~A. less kinetic energy
~B. the same kinetic energy
~C. more kinetic energy
~D. a longer half-life
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@BFor cameras, the "f number" is the ratio
between ____ and ____.

~A. film size ... shutter speed
~B. aperture ... focal length
~C. ASA ... shutter speed
~D. focal length ... shutter speed
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@CWho's "law" is it  that the buoyant
force on floating object equals the 
weight of the liquid displaced.

~A. Charles'
~B. Boyle's
~C. Archimedes'
~D. Bernoulli's
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@BAt what temperature is the density of
water the greatest?

~A. 0 degrees
~B. 4 degrees
~C. 21 degrees
~D. 100 degrees
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