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Which phenomenon explains why the sky appears blue?

  • AScattering of blue light by atmospheric molecules
  • BReflection of ocean colour
  • CAbsorption of blue light by clouds
  • DRefraction through ice crystals
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What is the half-life of a radioactive substance?

  • ATime for the substance to completely decay
  • BTime for the radiation to halve in intensity only
  • CTime for half the nuclei to decay
  • DTime for temperature to reduce by half
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Which type of radiation consists of helium nuclei emitted from an unstable nucleus?

  • AAlpha radiation
  • BBeta radiation
  • CGamma radiation
  • DNeutron radiation
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Which type of radiation has the highest penetrating power?

  • AAlpha radiation
  • BGamma radiation
  • CBeta radiation
  • DNeutron radiation
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What is the Doppler effect in the context of sound waves?

  • AChange in speed of sound due to medium
  • BChange in amplitude of sound near a source
  • CEcho formation from hard surfaces
  • DApparent change in frequency due to relative motion between source and observer
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Which experiment proved that the atom has a small dense positively charged nucleus?

  • ARutherford's gold foil experiment
  • BMillikan's oil drop experiment
  • CYoung's double slit experiment
  • DMichelson-Morley experiment
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Which model of the atom describes electrons orbiting the nucleus in specific energy levels?

  • AThomson's Plum Pudding model
  • BRutherford's model
  • CDalton's model
  • DBohr's atomic model
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What is the name of the quantum of electromagnetic radiation?

  • AElectron
  • BNeutron
  • CProton
  • DPhoton
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Who explained the photoelectric effect and won the Nobel Prize for it in 1921?

  • AAlbert Einstein
  • BMax Planck
  • CNiels Bohr
  • DErnest Rutherford
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Which effect describes the emission of electrons from a metal surface when light of sufficient frequency falls on it?

  • ACompton effect
  • BZeeman effect
  • CPhotoelectric effect
  • DDoppler effect