Physics MCQ series - 18

171:  The gravitational potential energy of an object close to the ground varies:

w)  Inversely as its distance from the ground
x)  Directly as its distance from the ground
y)  Inversely as the square of its distance from the ground
z)  Directly as the square of its distance from the ground


ANSWER:  X -- DIRECTLY AS ITS DISTANCE FROM THE GROUND 


172:  When the image formed by a convex mirror is compared to its object, the image is usually:
w)  Erect and smaller
x)  Inverted and imaginary
y)  Real and inverted
z)  Real and erect

ANSWER:  W -- ERECT AND SMALLER


173:  In optics, when the vibrations of light are limited to a single two dimensional plane, it is said that light has been what? 

ANSWER:  POLARIZED


174:  One nanometer is equal to:

w)  10-12 meters
x)  10-11 meters
y)  10-3 meters
z)  10-9 meters

ANSWER:  Z -- 10-9 METERS


175:  In radioactive decay, the emission of an electron is characteristic of:

w)  Alpha decay
x)  Beta decay
y)  Gamma decay
z)  X-rays

ANSWER:  X -- BETA DECAY 


176:  Energy is described as the capacity for: 

w)  Reactivity
x)  Combustion
y)  Transformation
z)  Doing work

ANSWER:  Z -- DOING WORK


177:  Kinetic energy is energy of:

w)  Position
x)  Radiation
y)  Motion
z)  Formation

ANSWER:  Y -- MOTION


178:  The kinetic energy of a stone falling near the earth's surface through a vacuum increases with the:

w)  Square root of its velocity
x)  Cube root of its velocity
y)  Square of its velocity
z)  Cube of its velocity

ANSWER:  Y -- SQUARE OF ITS VELOCITY



179:  What is the mass of a 60 kilogram astronaut in space, far from any planets?

ANSWER:  60 KILOGRAMS


180:  What is the weight of a 150 pound astronaut in space, far from any planets?

ANSWER:  0 POUNDS
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