Aerospace
Electricity
Physics & Mechanics
100

How many natural satellites does the Earth have?

One, the moon.

100

What is the unit used to measure the electrical current in a circuit?

Ampere

100

What's the name of the force that pulls you down to the ground of Earth?

Gravity

200

What's the name of the moon exploration program backed by the United States of America that took place between 1961 and 1972?

Apollo's program

200

Which electrical engineer invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

200

How does the variation of the frequency of a sound changes our perception of it?

It changes the pitch of that sound.

300

This space flight virtual simulator avilable on Steam and devlopped by Private Division has marketed its second opus last February 24th. Name it for 300 points.

Kerbal Space Program

300

Which component opposes itself to the current in a circuit?

A resistance

300

How do we name the derivative (instaneous rate of change) of speed?

Acceleration

500

What are the only two universities located in Quebec where you could get your bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering ?

Polytechnique Montréal and Concordia

500

Between the gravitational force and the electrical force, which one is the strongest?

It's the electrical force.

500

How do you call the redirection of light as it goes from one medium to another?

Refraction

800

Which normally gazeous periodic table elements are used in their liquid form, respectively as fuel and oxidizer, in the fuctionning of rocket engines ?

Oxygen and Hydrogren

800

What is the name of this electrical mechanism that accumulates energy to release it quickly and is notably used in cameras flashes?

A capacitor

800

Two identical pendulum swing next to each other. One of the pendulum has an amplitude slightly greater than the other. Which pendulum oscillates faster?

No one, both pendulum should have the same period (they oscillate at the same rate.)