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Which property of a wave is the distance measured from one crest to the next crest?

  • A Amplitude
  • B Frequency
  • C Wavelength
  • D Speed
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What is the function of an optical fibre?

  • A To store electrical energy
  • B To transmit light signals over long distances using total internal reflection
  • C To measure temperature
  • D To amplify sound waves
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What is the term for the minimum energy needed to remove an electron from a metal surface?

  • A Ionization energy
  • B Binding energy
  • C Work function
  • D Activation energy
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The critical angle is the angle of incidence for which the angle of refraction is:

  • A 90 degrees
  • B 0 degrees
  • C 180 degrees
  • D 45 degrees
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Who explained the photoelectric effect and won the Nobel Prize for it in 1921?

  • A Albert Einstein
  • B Max Planck
  • C Niels Bohr
  • D Ernest Rutherford
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Which device is used to measure the electric current flowing through a circuit?

  • A Voltmeter
  • B Ohmmeter
  • C Galvanometer
  • D Ammeter
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Which scientist formulated the law of universal gravitation?

  • A Galileo Galilei
  • B Isaac Newton
  • C Michael Faraday
  • D James Clerk Maxwell
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An astronaut in orbit experiences apparent weightlessness because:

  • A There is no air in space
  • B The astronaut and spacecraft are in continuous free fall
  • C The astronaut has no mass
  • D Gravity is zero in space
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Which of the following is responsible for the twinkling of stars?

  • A Reflection of starlight
  • B Refraction of starlight in the atmosphere
  • C Diffraction of starlight
  • D Absorption of starlight
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Which type of current flows consistently in a single direction?

  • A Direct current
  • B Alternating current
  • C Induced current
  • D Eddy current
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When resistors are connected in series, the total resistance:

  • A Decreases
  • B Remains the same
  • C Becomes zero
  • D Increases
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Which principle explains why an aircraft wing generates lift?

  • A Pascal's principle
  • B Bernoulli's principle
  • C Archimedes' principle
  • D Newton's first law only
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What is the SI unit of force?

  • A Watt
  • B Joule
  • C Pascal
  • D Newton
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Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity extending special relativity to include gravity?

  • A Isaac Newton
  • B Albert Einstein
  • C Niels Bohr
  • D Max Planck
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Which type of spectrum consists of specific discrete wavelengths emitted by excited atoms?

  • A Continuous spectrum
  • B Line emission spectrum
  • C Absorption spectrum
  • D Band spectrum
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What is the SI unit of electric charge?

  • A Coulomb
  • B Ampere
  • C Volt
  • D Farad
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Which scientist formulated the three laws of motion?

  • A Albert Einstein
  • B Isaac Newton
  • C Galileo Galilei
  • D Michael Faraday
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Which type of radioactive decay involves the emission of an electron?

  • A Positron decay
  • B Gamma decay
  • C Beta decay
  • D Alpha decay
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What is the SI unit of frequency?

  • A Watt
  • B Newton
  • C Pascal
  • D Hertz
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Which type of wave requires no medium and can travel through a vacuum at the speed of light?

  • A Sound wave
  • B Electromagnetic wave
  • C Water wave
  • D Seismic wave