Questions
1. As early as 3500 B.C., a gnomen (a stick on the ground) was used to measure:
a. Temperature
b. Time
c. Water levels
d. Wind velocity
e. Gravity
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2. A heliocentric solar system revolves around around what centerpiece?
a. Any planet
b. Earth
c. Sun
d. Nothing
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3. The distance an object travels in a given time (regardless of direction) is referred
to as its:
a. Velocity
b. Inertia
c. Kinetic energy
d. Speed
e. Acceleration
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4. Which of the following travels at the fastest speed possible?
a. Bomber planes
b. Space ships
c. Sound
d. Light
e. Meteors
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5. What causes tides?
a. The tilt of the earth on its axis
b. Mostly the gravitational pull of the moon
c. Mostly the gravitational pull of the sun
d. Nobody knows
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6. To hit a target on land, at what point would you drop a bomb from an airplane?
a. Before the target
b. Directly over the target
c. After passing the target
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7. If one cannonball is dropped from a given height and another is fired horizontally
from the same height, which one will hit the ground first?
a. The one that is dropped
b. The one that is fired
c. They will both hit the ground at the same time
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8. Are radio waves and sound waves the same thing?
a. Yes
b. No
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9. What is the sound barrier?
a. The speed that an object must travel to surpass the speed of sound
b. A unit for measuring the intensity of sound
c. The point at which a sound exceeds the human pain threshold
d. The distance between two people that cannot hear one another talking
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10. In Einstein's famous equation E=mc˛, what does the "c" stand for?
a. Mass
b. Color
c. Speed of light
d. Velocity
e. Energy
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