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Physics 55 questions.
The science of physics
Pub quiz question 5702 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current?
  2. Answer: A: Transformer
  3. Categories: Science (4) Physics (4)
Pub quiz question 7439 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is a blue straggler?
  2. Answer: A: A star
  3. Categories: Science (6) Astronomy (4) Physics (6)
Pub quiz question 6576 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What simple telescope magnifies the view of distant objects through lenses mounted in a tube and viewed directly through the eyepiece?
  2. Answer: A: Refracting telescope
  3. Categories: Astronomy (5) Physics (7)
Pub quiz question 8400 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What part of the atom has no electric charge?
  2. Answer: A: Neutron
  3. Categories: Science (2) Physics (2)
Pub quiz question 6580 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What area of South London housed the Royal Observatory until 1948?
  2. Answer: A: Greenwich
  3. Categories: Geography (3) London, UK (3) 1940s (3) Physics (3) Astronomy (3)
Pub quiz question 6438 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What are the sub-atomic particles that carry a positive charge?
  2. Answer: A: Proton
  3. Categories: Science (2) Physics (2)
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Pub quiz question 336 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many laws of motion did Newton come up with?
  2. Answer: A: 3
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (2) Physics (1)
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Pub quiz question 293 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does a 'Pluvio meter' measure?
  2. Answer: A: Rainfall
  3. Categories: Physics (4) Science (5) Language (6)
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Pub quiz question 7460 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Thermodynamics; Newton's Motion; Kepler's planetary motion?
  2. Answer: A: Three Laws
  3. Categories: Connections (5) Physics (5) Science (5)
Pub quiz question 8745 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
  2. Answer: A: Solids
  3. Notes: *: “Neutronium” doesn’t count.
  4. Categories: Science (3) Physics (3)