P6 QUIZ

What is the moment of inertia in physics?

• The measure of an object's resistance to linear motion

• The measure of an object's speed

• The measure of an object's resistance to rotational motion

• The measure of an object's mass only

What is torque?

• A measure of the speed of an object

• A measure of the mass of an object

• A measure of the distance traveled by an object

• A measure of the force that can cause an object to rotate

Which type of torque does not produce angular acceleration?

• Dynamic torque

• Static torque

• Rotational torque

• Centripetal torque

What is the SI unit for torque?

• Newton

• Pascal

• Joule

• Newton-meter

What does static equilibrium mean?

• An object in motion with constant speed

• An object at rest and not moving

• An object that is accelerating

• An object that is rotating

Who theorized the Law of Gravitation?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

• Niels Bohr

What does Kepler's laws of planetary motion describe?

• The motion of planets in the solar system

• The motion of satellites around Earth

• The motion of comets

• The motion of stars

What is periodic motion?

• Motion that is always decelerating

• Motion that is always accelerating

• Motion repeated in equal intervals of time

• Motion that occurs randomly

What is the restoring force in oscillatory motion?

• The force that opposes motion

• The force that causes an object to return to its original position

• The force that causes an object to accelerate

• The force that increases speed

What type of wave is characterized by particles vibrating perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

• Mechanical wave

• Surface wave

• Transverse wave

• Longitudinal wave