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What is the definition of energy in physics?
What is the definition of energy in physics?
- The capacity to cause change in an object (correct)
- The ability to perform work on an object
- The ability to increase the mass of an object
- The ability to transfer heat to an object
What is the law of conservation of energy?
What is the law of conservation of energy?
- The total energy of an isolated system cannot change (correct)
- Energy can be created and destroyed
- Energy can be transferred but not changed
- Energy can only be changed but not transferred
What is the equation that expresses the first law of thermodynamics for a closed system?
What is the equation that expresses the first law of thermodynamics for a closed system?
- E1 + E2 = Q – W
- E2 - E1 = Q + W
- E2 - E1 = Q – W (correct)
- E1 + E2 = Q + W
What is the internal energy (E) equal to?
What is the internal energy (E) equal to?
What is the physical property that must be transferred to an object to perform work on it?
What is the physical property that must be transferred to an object to perform work on it?
What is the characteristic of energy that makes it a conserved quantity?
What is the characteristic of energy that makes it a conserved quantity?
What is displacement in linear motion?
What is displacement in linear motion?
What is the formula for average velocity?
What is the formula for average velocity?
What is the instantaneous velocity of an object?
What is the instantaneous velocity of an object?
What is the difference between average velocity and average speed?
What is the difference between average velocity and average speed?
What is the unit of average velocity?
What is the unit of average velocity?
What is the name of the type of motion a pendulum exhibits when released?
What is the name of the type of motion a pendulum exhibits when released?
What is the period of a pendulum dependent on?
What is the period of a pendulum dependent on?
What is the frequency of a pendulum related to?
What is the frequency of a pendulum related to?
What is the equation that relates the period of a pendulum to its length and gravitational acceleration?
What is the equation that relates the period of a pendulum to its length and gravitational acceleration?
What is the purpose of a centrifuge in a laboratory?
What is the purpose of a centrifuge in a laboratory?
What is the principle behind the operation of a centrifuge?
What is the principle behind the operation of a centrifuge?
What happens to objects that are less dense in a centrifuge?
What happens to objects that are less dense in a centrifuge?
What is the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid proportional to?
What is the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid proportional to?
What are the units of Fd in Stokes' law?
What are the units of Fd in Stokes' law?
What is the role of the buoyant force in Stokes' law?
What is the role of the buoyant force in Stokes' law?
What is the symbol for the viscosity of the fluid in Stokes' law?
What is the symbol for the viscosity of the fluid in Stokes' law?
What is the direction of the frictional force (Fd) acting on the interface between the fluid and the particle?
What is the direction of the frictional force (Fd) acting on the interface between the fluid and the particle?
What is the direction of the buoyant force relative to the external force?
What is the direction of the buoyant force relative to the external force?
What is the purpose of a centrifuge in relation to gravity?
What is the purpose of a centrifuge in relation to gravity?
What is the retarding force acting on a particle moving in a fluid due to?
What is the retarding force acting on a particle moving in a fluid due to?
What are the three forces that act on a rigid particle moving in a fluid?
What are the three forces that act on a rigid particle moving in a fluid?
What is the drag force exerted by a fluid on a solid?
What is the drag force exerted by a fluid on a solid?
What do Newton's laws of motion describe?
What do Newton's laws of motion describe?
The unit of force is Kg.m/s²
The unit of force is Kg.m/s²
Momentum is a scalar quantity
Momentum is a scalar quantity
Impulse is equal to the change in momentum
Impulse is equal to the change in momentum
The gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
The gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
A net force of 0 Newtons acting on an object means it is accelerating
A net force of 0 Newtons acting on an object means it is accelerating
The weight of an object is the same as its mass
The weight of an object is the same as its mass
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it
The unit of momentum is Kg.m/s
The unit of momentum is Kg.m/s
The force of gravity is a contact force
The force of gravity is a contact force
The mass of an object is 1 kg, its weight is also 1 N
The mass of an object is 1 kg, its weight is also 1 N