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Craville Studies Physics Test #4

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1. For a long time, debate raged over whether cathode rays were waves or particles. Which of the following observations DID NOT fit the wave model?

They travelled in straight lines
Opaque objects caused them to make a shadow
They left the cathode at right angles to the surface
They passed through thin metal foils without damaging them

Leaving the cathode at right angles to surface is indeed what cathode rays do, however, that property is characteristic of a particle, not a wave.


2. Which of the following statements about cathode ray tubes is incorrect?

The electrons travel from the cathode to the anode
Cathode ray tubes use a low voltage
Magnetic fields will distort the path taken by the rays
Electric fields will distort the path taken by the rays

Cathode ray tubes actually use a high voltage.


3. Which of the following was NOT one of Hertz's work?

Black body radiation
He was the first to discover radio waves
Using an induction coil and a spark gap, he succeeded in generating and detecting electromagnetic waves
He demonstrated radio waves had properties characteristic of light

Planck discovered Black Body radiation.


4. What year did Hertz measure the speed of radio waves?

1788
1838
1888
1938


5. Which of the following statements was made by Einstein in clarifying Planck's work?

Energy is not continuous, it is in discrete amounts called quanta
Emission and absorption of black body radiation is quantised
A photon can only transfer some or none of its energy, not all of it.
Energy associated with radiation from black bodies is called photons

Both (a) and (b) were statements made by Planck.

(c) looks good until you look closely. A photon can only transfer all or none of its energy, not part of it.

(d) is indeed what Einstein said.


6. Which of the following calculates the energy of a photon?




This is on the formula sheet and you need to know what they all relate to.


7. During the war, Max Planck and Albert Einstein argued about the role of science in the war. Which of the following statements is true?

They remained best buddies
Einstein was a pacifist
Planck opposed Hitler
They sorted out their differences by challenging each other on the TV show 'Germany's Brainiest Scientist.'

Einstein was indeed a pacifist.


8. Which of the following statements about semi-conductors is false?

When heated they conduct by having electrons flow through the conduction band and negative holes flow through the valance band
They act as an insulator at absolute zero.
When heated they conduct electricity through both the conduction band and holes in the valance band
Resistance decreases with increased temperature

(b) is wrong because they do indeed act as insulators at absolute zero.

(c) is wrong because they do conduct electricity in both bands.

(d) is wrong because resistance does decrease with increased temperature.

(a) is the correct answer. It is almost a true statement except that the holes in the valance band are positive holes, not negative.


9. Early diodes and transformers were made from...?

Copper
Silicon
Aluminium
Germanium

Just need to know this. Silicon replaced germanium.


10. A silicon semi-conductor is doped with a group 5 element. This is called a...?

Broken semiconductor
N-type semiconductor
P-type semiconductor
Superconductor


11. Which of the following is an example of a thermionic device?

Transformer
Valve
Fan Heater
None of the above


12. What result did the Braggs' X-Ray diffraction experiment produce?

X-Rays cause cancer
Metals were latticed
Diamond's structure
Periodic atomic structure of crystals

The Braggs did show the periodic atomic structure of crystals.


13. Which of the following types of substances have no known type 2 superconductors?

Ceramics
Pure metals
Alloys
Metal oxides

Pure metals only have type 1 superconductors.


14. The temperature where a substance becomes superconductive is called its...?

Critical temperature
Superconductivity temperature
Activity point
Critical point

Need to know this.


15. Which of the following is not a current limitation to superconductors?

They can't be used with AC
Even the highest temperature superconductors are still too low to be practical
They are all brittle
Liquid nitrogen is not cold enough to be used on type 1 superconductors

(a) is true, superconductors can't be used with AC.

(b) is true because the highest critical temperature for a superconductor so far is 138oK.

(d) is true because liquid nitrogen is not cold enough to reach the critical temps of type 1 conductors.

(c) is the answer because not all superconductors are brittle, only type 2.


16. The scientific phenomenon that allows MagLev trains to operate is called...?

Superconductivity
Magnetic Levitation
The Meissner Effect
Magic

Just need to know it.


17. What does SQUIDs stand for?

Superconductive Quantum Inference Devices
Superconductive Quantum Universal Information Devices
Superpowered Qualls Under Impending Doom
A squid is a fish

Again, just need to know this.


18. Which of the following areas does Josephson junctions have the biggest potential impact?

Electricity Transmission
Electricity Generation
Computing
Motors and Generators

Josephson junctions allow for superfast electrical switches in computing.


19. Which of the following activities currently use superconductors?

MRIs
Magnetometers
Quantum Computers
All of the above

They all use superconductors


20. What was the first type 2 conductor ever discovered?

YBCO
Lead
Thallium-Barium-Calcium Copper Oxide
None of the above

Just need to know this.


 

 

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