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APS Championship

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these particles/effects do NOT travel at the speed of light?

a)

Photons

b)

Gluons

c)

Electrons

d)

Gravitational Waves

2.

The Schwarzchild radius of an object that is not a black hole is located at what point relative to the actual radius of the object?

a)

Inside

b)

Outside

c)

At the boundary

d)

Does not exist

3.

Out of the five fundamental interactions, which ones were unified first?

a)

Electro-Weak

b)

Electro-Magnetism

c)

Electro-Strong

d)

Strong-Gravity

4.

Some supermassive stars engage in fusion not of hydrogen into helium, but of helium into what element?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Silicon

c)

Carbon

d)

Iron

5.

What does it mean if a galaxy gives off light which has been shifted toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

The Galaxy is moving away from earth.

b)

The Galaxy is hot and dense.

c)

The Galaxy is moving toward earth.

d)

A Star exploded in the Galaxy.

6.

What is the meaning of 's' in s-Championship?

a)

Society

b)

Supreme

c)

Symmetric

d)

Superpartner

7.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) is the term used to describe the residual microwave radiation observed everywhere in the universe that seems to have no single source. The observation of CMBR is used as evidence of The Big Bang Theory because it is believed to be -

a)

The Curvature of Space a few seconds after Big Bang.

b)

The Radioactivity of Quark-Gluon Plasma Phase.

c)

The Light emitted from the Big Bang Singularity.

d)

The Radiation from the rapid phase of Inflation.

8.

What does LASER stand for?

a)

Light Amplification for stimulated emission of radiation.

b)

Light Amplification of stimulated emission of radiation.

c)

Light Amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

d)

Light Amplification by stimulated emulsion of radiation.

9.

Who was nominated 84 times for a Nobel prize and yet never won once?

a)

Arnold Sommerfeld

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

R P Feynman

d)

Niels Bohr

10.

What is the name of the galaxy from which we captured the first image of a blackhole?

a)

Messier 88

b)

Virgo A

c)

NGC 4487

d)

NGC 4485

11.

What does a Manometer Measure?

a)

Pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Viscosity

d)

Entropy

12.

Light year is a unit of

a)

Velocity

b)

Time

c)

Distance

d)

Acceleration

13.

Identify this Nobel laureate

a)

C V Raman

b)

S N Bose

c)

R P Feynman

d)

Rishi Sunak

14.

Of the main types of radiation emitted from naturally radioactive isotopes, which is the hardest to block?

a)

Alpha deca

b)

Gamma Decay

c)

Beta decay

d)

They are all blocked using the same method

15.
The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves 
a)
Viscosity of ink
b)
Capillary action phenomenon
c)
Diffusion of ink through the blotting
d)
Siphon action
16.
When exposed to lower air pressure, the boiling point of water
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Remains the same
d)
All of the above
17.

An experiment that led to the theory of relativity was performed by

a)

Einstein

b)

Michelson & Morley

c)

Rutherford

d)

Lorentz

18.

If a proton and an electron have same energy, then which one is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The velocity of sound does not depend on

a)

Temperature

b)

Medium

c)

Pressure

d)

Humidity

20.

Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because-

a)

it is used in photosynthesis

b)

its absorbs infrared radiation

c)

it emits visible radiation

d)

its concentration remains always higher than other gases

21.

The electromagnetic waves used in the telecommunication are__.

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Infra-red

c)

Visible

d)

Microwave

22.

The forbiddenn energy gap for Germanium is of the order of

a)

(a) 0.7 eV

b)

(b) 0.3 eV

c)

(c) 1.1 eV

d)

(d) 10 eV

23.

Which is not one of the properties of semiconductor?

a)

4 electrons in outermost orbit, in covalent bonding.

b)

atoms vibrate causes electron to break free from the bonds.

c)

Electron free leaves hole.

d)

Semiconductor has 2 types of charge carriers.

e)

all of the above are the properties of it

24.

The term bias in electronics usually means ……….

a)

the value of ac voltage in the signal.

b)

the condition of current through a pn junction.

c)

the value of dc voltages for the device to operate properly.

d)

None of the above

25.

What is ultrasonography?

a)

is a medical imaging technique that uses high frequency sound waves and their echoes.

b)

is a medical imaging technique that uses medium frequency sound waves and their echoes.

c)

is a medical imaging technique that uses low frequency sound waves and their echoes.

d)

is a medical imaging technique that uses normal frequency sound waves and their echoes.

e)

is a medical imaging technique that uses ear frequency sound waves and their echoes.

26.

Ultrasound is the most commonly used diagnostic imaging modality, accounting for approximately.......of all imaging examinations performed worldwide nowadays.

a)

24%

b)

25%

c)

26%

d)

27%

e)

28%

27.

The ratio of the pressure to the particle velocity is called .........?

a)

Acoustic Impedance

b)

Frequency

c)

Echo

d)

Reflection

e)

Refraction

28.

What is the boundary between two different media where reflection and refraction occur?

a)

Cycle point

b)

Redirected sound point

c)

Return sound boundary

d)

Reflection boundary

e)

Acoustic mismatch

29.

Which force has different charge carriers, each with different electrical charge?

a)

Gravity

b)

Strong Force

c)

Electromagnetic Force

d)

Weak Force

30.

In what way do the atoms of these isotopes differ?

12C 6

13C6

14C6

a)

different charge

b)

different numbers of electrons

c)

different numbers of neutrons

d)

different numbers of protons

31.

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

a)

Body Waves

b)

P Waves

c)

S Waves

d)

Surface Waves

32.

Who's the founder of the APS Chapters @ UH ?

a)

Joaquin Grefa

b)

Daniel Cherdack

c)

Pablo Lopez

d)

Claudia Ratti

33.

Which 'Houston Scientist' created one of the first superconducting material?

a)

Zhifeng Ren

b)

C.N. Yang

c)

Wei-Kan Chu

d)

Paul Ching Wu Chu

34.

In 1987 Paul Ching Wu Chu shocked the world of physics by creating a superconductor made of

a)

Yttrium, Barium, Copper and Oxygen

b)

Mercury, Barium, Calcium, Copper and Oxygen

c)

Lanthanum, Oxygen, Fluorine, Iron and Arsenide

d)

Hydrogen Sulfide

35.

From the figure, what is the highest temperature?

a)

T1

b)

T2

c)

T3

d)

Insufficient information

36.

Which is NOT one of the four quantum numbers used to describe an electron?

a)

Azimuthal

b)

Rotational

c)

Principal

d)

Spin

37.

The coefficient of friction is always positive.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Who is the unit of Celsius named after?

a)

Hans Celsius

b)

Enrico Celsius

c)

Werner Celsius

d)

Anders Celsius

39.

What is the unit of luminous intensity?

a)

Albedo

b)

Candela

c)

Lux

d)

Solar Luminosity

40.

Who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901?

a)

Pierre Curie

b)

Lord Rayleigh

c)

Wilhelm Röntgen

d)

William Lawrence Bragg

41.

As a proof of the successful applications of quantum physics, which multinational organization 'scribed' its name using atoms posing as the world's smallest advertisement?

a)

Apple

b)

IBM

c)

Google

d)

AMD

42.

What does the acronym GIF mean?

a)

Graphics Interchange Format

b)

Graphics Index File

c)

Graphics Information Film

d)

Graphics Interactive Function

43.

What is GPT in ChatGPT?

a)

Grid Programming Technique

b)

General Protocol Type

c)

Generative Pre-trained Transformer

d)

Graphics Producing Technique

44.

Bees are most closely related to

a)

Queen

b)

Mother

c)

Sister

d)

Father

45.

How many phases of mitosis are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

8

46.

What year was UH founded?

a)

1922

b)

1918

c)

1932

d)

1927

47.

The current living Shasta is which number?

a)

IV

b)

V

c)

VII

d)

IX

48.

Which computer was fastest spreading in history?

a)

GAMEOVER VIRUS

b)

YOURMOMS A VIRUS

c)

ILOVEYOU VIRUS

d)

IHATEYOU VIRUS

49.

What does ALT+F4 do in Windows

a)

Open Microsoft Office

b)

Close an Application

c)

Open an Application

d)

Run Music

50.

What does ATP stand for in Biology?

a)

Adrenaline Thymine Polymerase

b)

Adenine Tri-Phenolphthalein

c)

Adenosine Tri-Phosphate

d)

Acidic Tri-Phenoline

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