Exploring Physics Chapters 11-14 Flashcards

1
Q

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that the precise position, mass, and ___ cannot be determined exactly.

A

velocity

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2
Q

proposed matter waves and calculated their wavelengths

A

Louis de Borglie

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3
Q

The advantage of an electromagnet is that it

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it can be turned off and on

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4
Q

Which one has a wave long enough to be detected, an electron or a baseball?

A

electron

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5
Q

The total mass after a nuclear reaction is ___ than the total mass before the reaction.

A

less

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6
Q

The first person to state that uranium could undergo fission and produce a self-sustaining chain reaction was

A

Lisa Meiter

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7
Q

Enrico Fermi discovered that the best particles to cause the break-up of a nucleus were

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neutrons

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8
Q

The scientist who developed four equations that summarized electromagnetism was

A

James Clerk Maxwell

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9
Q

The purpose of a moderator is to

A

slow neutrons

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10
Q

n the black box experiment, the amount of ultraviolet light was ___ than predicted.

A

far less

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11
Q

developed a model of the atom and electron orbits

A

Niels Bohr

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12
Q

Label the elementary particles of an atom

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13
Q

Rank theses waves in order from lowest frequency (longest wavelength) to highest frequency (shortest wavelength):

blue visible light

AM radio raves

X rays

infrared light

A

AM radio waves

infrared light

blue visible light

X rays

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14
Q

The period 1895–1905 is known as

A

the second scientific revolution

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15
Q

explained black body radiation by using energy quanta

A

Max Planck

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16
Q

The ground state, or lowest orbit of an electron, corresponds to its

A

fundamental frequency.

17
Q

The first particle shown to have a wave nature was

A

an electron

18
Q

developed the uncertainty principle

A

Werner Heisenberg

19
Q

Which is more difficult to magnetize, soft iron or steel?

A

steel

20
Q

The M in AM and FM stands for

A

modulation

21
Q

Which of these is not made of smaller particles: an electron, a hydrogen atom, a neutron, or a proton

A

an electron

22
Q

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in physics because of his research papers about

A

photoelectric effect

23
Q

The first scientist to generate electromagnetic waves was

A

Rudolf Hertz

24
Q

Faraday succeeded in showing a connection between

A

chemistry and electricity

electricity and magnetism

magnetism and light

25
Q

the splitting of an atom into smaller parts is nuclear

A

fission

26
Q

The ___ radio band is prone to electrical interference.

A

AM

27
Q

When magnetic domains become jumbled, magnetism is

A

lost

28
Q

An ultraviolet quantum has ___ energy than an infrared quantum.

A

more