Physics - 20 General Knowledge Questions

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What is the name of the hypothetical particle that mediates gravity?
Graviton
What was discovered by J. J. Thomson in 1897?
Electron
Sadi Carnot is often referred to as the 'father' of which field of physics?
Thermodynamics
The triple alpha process is a nuclear fusion reaction in which three alpha particles combine to form which element?
Carbon
Which physicist predicted the existence of antimatter while trying to reconcile relativity with quantum mechanics?
Paul Dirac
What is the most abundant of the four fundamental states of matter in the observable universe?
Plasma
What is the name of the relativistic effect in which two clocks show different measured times due to differing velocities between them, or due to being in different gravitational fields?
Time Dilation
What is the name of radiation in which a charged particle passes through a dielectric medium faster than the speed of light in that medium?
Cherenkov Radiation
What is the name of a positively charged ion?
Cation
Weakly interacting massive particles and axions are proposed types of what hypothetical but largely accepted form of matter?
Dark Matter
How do you call product of the mass and velocity?
Momentum
Who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the wave nature of electron?
Louis de Broglie
What waves of the electromagnetic spectrum have the shortest wavelength?
Gamma Rays
What hypothetical property of spacetime is also known as an Einstein-Rosen bridge?
Wormhole
What is the fourth fundamental force in nature, in addition to gravity, weak interaction, and strong interaction?
Electromagnetism
Who engaged in a number of significant debates with Einstein over the years about the nature of quantum mechanics, from which he is considered to have emerged victorious?
Niels Bohr
Who was one of the key developers of modern physics with his 1900 law about black body radiation?
Max Planck
In the International System of Units, what is the name of unit of measure for radioactivity?
Becquerel
Expulsion of the magnetic field from a cooled superconductor is called how?
Meissner Effect
What kind of experiment is Wigner's Friend an example of?
Thought Experiment
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3 Comments
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Level 84
Oct 16, 2024
Nice quiz :)

Would be cool if you accepted electromagnetic though

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Level 44
Oct 17, 2024
fixed it. thank you :)
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Level 45
Nov 15, 2024
Loved this!