Electronics
What is the function of a capacitor?
To store electrical energy/charges
What did Einstein win his Nobel prize for?
a) Brownian motion
b) Special theory of relativity
c) Law of photoelectric effect
d) Bose-Einstein condensate
The law of photoelectric effect
What popular fictional organization is used to capture and contain various unexplained phenomena that defy the known laws of nature?
The SCP Foundation
Who was the first person to win Nobel prizes in 2 different sciences?
Marie Curie
Which Renaissance scientist is credited with the discovery of the pendulum?
Galileo Galilei
What is the function of a cathode ray tube?
To convert electrical signals into visual display
What causes the Northern and Southern lights (aurora borealis and australis)?
a) Excitation due to cosmic rays
b) Dispersion of light
c) Solar flares
a) Excitation due to cosmic rays
In the movie, "The Martian", what did Mark Watney grow in the martian soil in order to survive?
Potatoes
What is the full form of LASER?
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Which shape are the typical orbits of comets?
Elliptical
Which of the following gates is a universal gate?
a) OR
b) NOT
c) NAND
d) AND
c) NAND
What paradox does the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment demonstrate?
The paradox of quantum superposition
In the movie "Event Horizon", how does the ship travel from one point in space to another?
By warping space time by creating a blackhole
Name an instrument used to measure gas pressure
A manometer
The quality of a sound wave depends on what?
The shape of the wave/waveform
What are two types of charge carriers in semiconductors?
Electrons and holes
How many quarks are present in an electron?
None
Name 3 sith lords from the Star Wars franchise
Darth Vader, Darth Malgus, Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, Darth Talon
Which insect, commonly found in summer, can indicate the air temperature?
Crickets
What is the anti-matter equivalent of an electron?
Positron
What are active and passive components? Name one of each.
Active components- require an external source for operation. eg diode, transistor
Passive components- do not need any external source. eg resistor, capacitors
How many satellites are required to cover the Earth's entire surface?
3
What did George Lucas originally name the hero of his space fantasy movie?
Deak Starkiller
Until 2016, this was the largest single-aperture telescope. In December of 2020 the main telescope collapsed before it was supposed to be decommissioned.
Arecibo Observatory
What kind of EM radiation arises only from nuclear excitation?
a) Alpha
b) Gamma
c) Beta
b) Gamma