General Science Flashcards
(36 cards)
Which of the following is not an Sl unit?
a. Ampere
b. Lux
c. Mole
d. Candela
e. Second
b. Lux
Newton is the unit of force. Describe Newton in terms of its SI units?
The force required to accelerate an object weighing a kilogram to a single meter per second every second.
Convert Fahrenheit to Celcius?
Formula:
Long Form: F=9/5 C+32
Shortcut Estimate: F=2C+30
Imagine a cube whose vorame is unknown. To find the cube’s volume, a researcher simply conducted a water displacement test. The cuve was submerged in water and the amount of water displaced was recorded by the researcher. The researcher recorded the water being displaced from 115 ml to 240 mL What is the length of the side of the cube?
a. 5 millimeters
b. 5 centimeters
c. 25 millimeters
d. 25 centimeters
e. 25 milliliters
b. 5 centimeters (Solution)
V=s^3
^3√125
^3√5^3
5^3/3
5
In the fundamental forces of nature, which force is the weakest in terms of relative strength?
a. Gravitational Force
b. Electromagnetic Force
c. Weak Force
d. Strong Force
e. Kinetic Force
a. Gravitational Force
There are many types of simple machines that allows the reduction of human effort. Koives and axes are one of these simple machines. Which category do the knives and axes fall in?
a. Wedge
b. Inclined Plane
c. Lever
d. Screw
e. Pulley
a. Wedge
Geothermal power plants work by converting ____ energy to _____ energy.
a. Earth: Electric
b. Heat: Electric
c. Light: Electric
d. Nuclear: Heat
e. Nuclear: Electric
b. Heat: Electric
The sun is able to transfer heat to planet earth by
a. Conduction only
b. Convection only
C. Radiation only
d. Conduction and Radiation
C. Radiation only
If you tust the temperature of the metal and wood through touch, usually the motal would feel colder than the wood. If this is the case, where would a cube of ice melt faster at room temperature, at the top of a metal sheet or a flat wood.
a. The wood, since it is hotter
b. The metal since it in colder.
c. The wood slice it is a good
d. The metal since it is a good conductor
d. The metal since it is a good conductor
Which of the following temperatures water still in liquid form?
a. 30 degrees Celsius
b. 30 Kelvin
c. 30 degrees Fahrenheit
a. 30 degrees Celsius
The official highest laud-speed recurd h at 1,220 km/h sot by Andy Green (UK) In Thrust SSC How many meters is tits per second?
How many meters is tits per second?
A. 20 m/s
B. 0.341 m/s
C. 1,220,000 m/s
D. 341.1 m/s
D. 341.1 m/s
The formal definition of a second relies on the periodicity of the radiation of a cesium-133 atom. It is the duration of 9192631770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atum. What is this number la scientific notation?
9.19263177 x 10^9
These clouds are also known a fair weather clouds?
a. Cumulus
b. Stratus
c. Cirrus
a. Cumulus
If a gas is heated? volume and desity
its volume increases but Its
density decreases
The SI unit of power is, ______?
a. Watt
b. Newton
a. Watt
Fundamental forces have their own respective carrier particle. What is the particle for strong force?
Gluon
During lunar eclipses, the moon appears a _______ _____.
red moon
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
a Carbon dioxide
b. Methane
c. Ozone
d. Hellum
e. Nitrous oxide
d. Helium
In which circle of latitude is the sun above the horizon for 24 hours during the June summer solstice and the sun is below the horizon during December winter solstice?
Arctic Circle
What is the period of a wave If the wave has a speed of 125 m/s and two wave troughs are 25 meters apart?
a. 0.2 seconds
b. 0.5 seconds
c. 5 seconds
d. 25 seconds
e. 50 seconds
a. 0.2 seconds
f=125/25
f= 5Hz
T=1/5Hz
When entering a medium with different index of refraction, light changes
a. Speed
b. Wavelength
c. Frequency
d. A and B
e. B and C.
d. A and B
Which of the following does not reflect light?
a. Mirror
b. Metallic object
c. Water
d. Food
e. None of the above.
e. None of the above.
Heat is measured in ____?
Joules
My peropla (far siglitedness) is corrected with what type of lenses?
Convex lenses