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Physics Trivia

Physics – Geeky Round

1

What quantity did Newton assume was identical to mass, but we now know also depends upon velocity?
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Inertia

2

Which physicist, who discovered the electron, was also a major promoter of the Esperanto language?
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J. J. Thomson

3

What physical phenomenon explains why your legs seem shorter when you are waist deep in water?
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Refraction

4

What field of physics, formerly known as "solid state physics," describes the way atoms and molecules connect in both solids and liquids?
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Condensed matter physics

5

What three quantites are still known about all the materials that fall into a black hole?
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Total mass, net electrical charge, and net angular momentum.

6

What three word term is used to describe periodic motion?
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Simple harmonic motion

7

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies to many pairs of variables. When a pair of variables is not restricted by Heisenberg's princple, why does the exception exist?
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The variables share eigenstates in the wavefunction.

8

Which boson mediates the strong nuclear force, holding the nucleus together?
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The gluon, or rather, the eight different types of gluons.

9

What are the four forces in nature?
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Gravity, the electromagnetic force, the weak nuclear force, and the strong nuclear force.

10

Which antiparticle was the first to be discovered?
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The positron

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