Reading Comprehension

In which of the following fields did Max Planck NOT make a significant contribution?

• Optics

• Thermodynamics

• Stastistical mechanics

• Biology

The word “revolutionary” as used in line 15, means…

• Dangerous

• Extremist

• Momentous

• Militarist

It can inferred from the passage that Planck’s work led to the development of which of the following?

• The rocket

• The atomic bomb

• The internal combustion engine

• The computer

The particles of electromagnetic radiation given off by matter are known as…

• Quantums

• Atoms

• Electrons

• Valences

The word “universal”, as used in line 11 most nearly means…

• Planetary

• Cosmic

• Worldwide

• Always present

The implication in this passage is that…

• Only a German physics could discover such a theory

• Quantum theory, which led to the development of twentieth century physics, is basically a mathematical formula

• Planck’s constant was not discernible before 1900

• Radiation was hard to study

“An idea” as used in line 5, refers to…

• A model of matter

• Emission of electromagnetic radiation

• Quantums

• The equation that described the distribution of radiation accurately over the range of low to high frequencies

The word “emission” as used in line 9 means…

• Giving off

• Holding on to

• Throwing Away

• Taking Back

Planck’s constant, expressed in a mathematical formula, is…

• e = v/h

• E = h/v

• e = h-v

• E = hv

What is known as Planck’s constant?

• v

• h

• e

• E