Physics in Everyday Life Question Bank
Course Introduction
Physics in Everyday Life explores the fundamental principles of physics as they appear in common, real-world experiences and technologies. This course demystifies concepts such as motion, energy, heat, sound, light, electricity, and magnetism, and relates them directly to activities and phenomena encountered daily from driving a car and warming your home, to using electronic gadgets and observing weather patterns. Designed for non-science majors, the course emphasizes intuitive understanding over mathematical rigor, encouraging students to think critically about the physical world and fostering an appreciation of how physics shapes modern life.
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Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition by Vern J. Ostdiek
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Chapter 1: The Study of Motion
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Q1) time it takes for one complete cycle of a periodic process
A)acceleration
B)Aristotle
C)centripetal acceleration
D)English
E)frequency
F)Galileo Galilei
G)kilo
H)metric
I)milli-
J)period
K)scalar
L)velocity
M)vector
N)constant acceleration
Answer: J
Q2) The slope of a velocity vs.time graph is the __________.
Answer: acceleration
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Chapter 2: Newtons Laws
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Q1) The elevator accelerates upwards and is now moving at a constant speed.
A)150 lb
B)160 lb
C)170 lb
D)none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) The velocity points down.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) As a projectile moves its speed stays constant while its direction changes. A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Planetary orbits are A)parabolas.
B)ellipses.
C)circles.
D)none of the above.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Energy and Conservation Laws
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Q1) When more people ride upward in an elevator,more power is required.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) can be stored in a spring
A)angular momentum
B)elastic collision
C)elastic potential energy
D)energy
E)gravitational potential energy
F)heat
G)inelastic collision
H)kinetic energy
I)lever
J)linear momentum
K)power
L)work
M)internal energy
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physics of Matter
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Q1) If pressure inside a cylinder with a circular hatch is 2 atm and the radius of the entrance hatch is 12 inches,what force does the air exert on the hatch? Recall that the area of a circle is r<sup>2</sup>
A)24 lb
B)288 lb
C)904.8 lb
D)1,300.6 lb
E)13,300.6 lb
Q2) The four states of matter are solid,fluid,gas,and plasma.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As an aircraft gains altitude,the outside air pressure __________ with height.
Q4) The absolute pressure is
A)the gauge pressure plus 1 atmosphere.
B)the gauge pressure plus the atmospheric pressure.
C)the gauge pressure minus the atmospheric pressure.
D)the atmospheric pressure plus 14.7 psi.
Q5) Graphite,diamond,and buckminsterfullerene are different forms of the element
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Q6) A device that measures absolute air pressure is called a __________.
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Chapter 5: Temperature and Heat
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Q1) The internal energy of a substance can be increased by
A)doing work on it.
B)letting it do work.
C)adding heat to it.
D)extracting heat from it.
E)none of the above.
Q2) The efficiency of a heat engine
A)can never exceed the Carnot efficiency.
B)can be improved by lowering the temperature of the cool reservoir.
C)can be improved by raising the temperature of the hot reservoir.
D)all of the above
Q3) The lowest temperature is called ______________.
Q4) Air at a temperature of 32°F has a relative humidity of 60%.If the temperature of the same air increases,the relative humidity increases.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The temperature scale where the numerical value is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules is __________.
Q6) The average kinetic energy of the atoms in a spoon determines its __________.
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Chapter 6: Waves and Sound
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Q1) when two wave are "out of phase" the result is
A)amplitude
B)constructive interference
C)destructive interference
D)diffraction
E)Doppler effect
F)frequency
G)longitudinal
H)pitch
I)ray
J)reflection
K)reverberation
L)sound level
M)transverse
N)ultrasound
O)waveform
P)wavelength
Q2) Two examples of a transverse wave are __________ and __________.
Q3) The only way to make sound travel faster in air is to change the air's
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Chapter 7: Electricity
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Q1) The loss of usable energy in cables used to conduct electricity from power plants to cities is cause by ________________.
Q2) The force on a charged object divided by the charge on the object is
A)voltage.
B)current.
C)resistance.
D)electric field.
E)critical temperature.
Q3) What force will a negative charge placed at location C feel?
A)zero
B)a force up and to the left
C)a force up and to the right
D)a force down and to the left
E)a force down and to the right
Q4) Like charges _________,unlike charges __________.
Q5) The current drawn by the heater is __________.
Q6) How much energy does a 100-watt light bulb use in 1 hour? Express your answer in (a)joules and in (b)kilowatt-hours.(c)Also find how much money it costs if electricity sells for 10 cents per kW-h.
Q7) In the U.S. ,AC line voltage oscillates at a frequency of __________.
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Chapter 8: Electromagnetism and Em Waves
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Q1) The greenhouse effect is occurring because
A)the ozone layer is being depleted.
B)the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.
C)the ionosphere reflects low frequency radiation.
D)more ultraviolet radiation is penetrating the atmosphere.
E)none of the above.
Q2) There are positive and negative magnetic charges,analogous to positive and negative electric charges.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is contributing to the greenhouse effect.
A)True
B)False
Q4) __________ radiation is emitted from a small hole in a furnace.
Q5) The type of EM waves used in radar is __________.
Q6) Blackbody radiation is emitted from a small hole in a furnace.
A)True
B)False
Q7) __________ radiation causes your skin to tan.
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Chapter 9: Optics
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Q1) The critical angle is that angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction equals ______.
Q2) The variation of the speed of light in a transparent medium with frequency results in A)interference.
B)diffraction.
C)dispersion.
D)diffuse reflection.
E)polarization.
Q3) If you see a rainbow near the time of sunset,where in the sky will the rainbow be?
A)overhead
B)toward the eastern horizon
C)toward the western horizon
D)toward the northern horizon
E)toward the southern horizon
Q4) Certain types of sunglasses are very effective at diminishing light reflected from surfaces because of __________.
Q5) The sky is blue because of ____________.
Q6) The colors you see with a prism result because of __________.
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Chapter 10: Atomic Physics
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Q1) When the speed of an electron is increased the de Broglie wavelength is decreased.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The energy of the most energetically possible photon emitted is __________.
Q3) A photon emitted by an excited atom has an energy of 5 eV.What is its frequency?
Q4) The energy of a photon emitted in a transition from the n = 3 state to the n = 2 state is __________.
Q5) The person who first explained the discrete hydrogen atom spectrum was
A)Max Planck.
B)Albert Einstein.
C)Neils Bohr.
D)Erwin Schrödinger.
E)Werner Heisenberg.
Q6) The characteristic peaks in an x-ray spectrum of an atom occur because
A)of photon absorption.
B)of the photoelectric effect.
C)electrons in the atom make transitions to lower energy levels.
D)of the uncertainty principle.
E)of rapid deceleration of the bombarding electrons.
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Chapter 11: Nuclear Physics
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Q1) The symbol indicating the mass number of a nucleus is __________.
Q2) Of the three types of nuclear decay,only __________ does not affect the atomic number of the nucleus.
Q3) exploits nuclear fusion
A)alpha particle
B)atomic bomb
C)atomic mass number
D)atomic number
E)beta particle
F)binding energy
G)half-life
H)hydrogen bomb
I)neutron activation analysis
J)neutron number
K)nuclear fission
L)nuclear fusion
M)tokamak
Q4) In a nuclear reactor,_________________ are used to limit the number of neutrons passing from one fuel rod to another.
Q5) Stars are powered by ________.
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Chapter 12: Special Relativity and Elementary Particles
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Q1) Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of GUTs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The fundamental particles that are the building blocks of hadrons are A)leptons.
B)baryons.
C)mesons.
D)intermediate (or gauge)bosons.
E)quarks.
Q3) Indicate the validity of the following decay processes.For any reactions which are not valid (that is,not permitted),give a reason.
(a) <sup>0</sup> -> <sup>0</sup> + <sup>0</sup>
(b) <sup> </sup> -> <sup> </sup> + <sub> </sub>
(c) <sup>0</sup> -> <sup>0</sup> + <sup>0</sup> + <sup>+</sup>
Q4) A __________ has half-integral spin.
Q5) The quark structure of the proton is __________.
Q6) The ______________ interaction alone can change one type of quark into another.
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