Six Easy Pieces

According to Richard Feynman, even at absolute zero, ___________ does not freeze unless the pressure is so great as to make the atoms squash together. 

• oxygen
• argon
• helium
• hydrogen

According to Richard Feynman, if we look at very tiny particles in water through an excellent microscope, we see a perpetual jiggling of the particles, which is a result of the bombardment of the atoms. This phenomena is called _________________. 

• Brownian motion 
• evaporation 
• precipitation 
• transpiration

According to Richard Feynman, before 1920 we were aware of two varieties of forces. One of these was a long range interaction force known as gravitation. The strength of a gravitational force varies ______________ as the ______________. 

• directly, distance
• directly, square of the distance
• inversely, distance
• inversely, square of the distance

 According to Richard Feynman, this theory gives us the basic rules for all ordinary phenomena except for gravitational and nuclear processes. 

• nuclear force particle interaction
• quantum electrodynamics
• statistical mechanics
• general relativity

 According to Richard Feynman, ________ is the sole judge of scientific truth. 

• observation 
• mathematics 
• experiment 
• physics

According to Richard Feynman, a gas under slow expansion will ______ in temperature. 

• increase 
• decrease 
• experience no change
• experience a sinusoidal change

According to Richard Feynman, before 1920, our world picture was that of the three dimensional space geometry described by 

• Euclid 
• Pascal
• Archimedes 
• Descartes 

According to Richard Feynman, when a crystal is cooled to absolute zero, the atoms 

• still jiggle
•  cease all motion
• experience cold fusion

 According to Richard Feynman, 10-8 cm is called _________________. A) an angstrom B) a nanometer C) a micrometer D) a picometer E) a hectometer

• an angstrom
• a picometer
• a micrometer
• a nanometer

According to Richard Feynman, air consists almost entirely of nitrogen, oxygen and ____________________. 

• hydrogen 
• helium 
• chlorine 
• water vapor