1 The units of angular momentum are ...

a ... kg m/s

b ... kg m²/s

c ... kg m/s²

d ... kg (m/s)²

 

2 The symbol used for angular velocity is usually ...

a ... w.

b ... v.

c ... w.

d ... q.

 

3 Which of the following materials is normally anisotropic?

a ... wood.

b ... butter .

c ... glass.

d ... water.

 

4 The anode of an X-ray tube is not ...

a ... covered with Cesium oxide.

b ... the positive electrode.

c ... described as the target electrode.

d ... made of metal (tungsten).

 

5 The result of combining matter with antimatter is ...

a ... heat.

b ... hadrons.

c ... quarks.

d ... gamma rays.

 

6 An anvil cloud is derived from ...

a ... towering cumulus cloud.

b ... low lying stratus cloud

c ... cirrus cloud.

d ... fog.

 

7 The refractive index of the water in a swimming pool is given by (for normal viewing) ...

a ... apparent depth multiplied by real depth.

b ... apparent depth over real depth.

c ... real depth multiplied by apparent depth.

d ... real depth over apparent depth.

 

8 Apparent weight is what type of force?

a An inertial force.

b A normal force.

c A gravitational force.

d A static force.

 

9 The equations of mathematical physics are best described as ....

a ... applying to exactly to physical situations.

b ... applying approximately to physical situations.

c ... applying exactly to physical situations only near the Earth's surface.

d ... applying to physical situations only at the present time.

 

10 The best common example of an electric arc is ...

a ... lightning.

b ... twitching frogs legs.

c ... a glowing bulb filament.

d ... the ozone smell of a running electric motor.

 

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