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Q:

Which of the following is a scalar quantity

A) electric current B) electric field
C) Acceleration D) linear momentum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) electric current

Explanation:

A Scalar quantity is a quantity that has only magnitude but no direction as like vector. 

Here in the given options, electric current is the only one which is scalar.

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Q:

One astronomical unit is the average distance between

A) Earth and the Sun B) Earth and the Moon
C) Jupiter and the Sun D) Pluto and the Sun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Earth and the Sun

Explanation:
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Q:

Fog is an example of a

A) liquid dispersed in gas B) solid dispersed in liquid
C) liquid dispersed in solid D) gas dispersed in liquid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) liquid dispersed in gas

Explanation:

Fog is tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Hence, fog is an example of a colloidal system liquid dispersed in gas.

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Q:

Which is the point from where an azimuth originates?

A) South B) North
C) East D) West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North

Explanation:

The azimuth originates at true North i.e, the azimuth originates from the north point. It is a measure of how far an object forms the observer's north point.

 

Azimuth is a technical mapping term which is used to describe the direction of an angle between north and south on a compass circle through which the circle line passes. It is the most common military method to express direction. When using an azimuth, the point from which the azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle.

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Q:

Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to

A) gravitational pull B) rotation of earth
C) revolution of earth D) uneven heating of earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gravitational pull

Explanation:

The atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth is due to gravitational pull of the earth and is about 14.7 psi.

 

That means that the weight of a column of air which has a cross section of 1 square inch and which stretches from the surface of the Earth to space is 14.7 pounds. 

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Q:

A standing wave occurs when

A) a wave reflects upon itself B) the amplitude of a wave exceeds its wavelength
C) two waves overlap D) the speed of the wave is zero or near zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a wave reflects upon itself

Explanation:

A standing wave also known as a stationary wave, is a wave in which its peaks or any other point on the wave do not move spatially.

This phenomenon can occur because the medium is moving in the opposite direction to the wave, or it can arise in a stationary medium as a result of interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions. The most common cause of standing waves is the phenomenon of resonance, in which standing waves occur inside a resonator due to interference between waves reflected back and forth at the resonator's resonant frequency.

 

Hence, standing wave occurs when a wave reflects upon itself.

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Q:

What is needed for steering control on a PWC?

Answer

PWC refers to Personal Water Crafts.


To control steering on a PWC, the most needed requirement is to have power in which will allows the one using it to control the engine for it to stop or for it to move. Without power, the person using it could be out of balance or fail to start the engine. This is the basic requirement because even though it is shut off or the engine is off, the PWC is still on and it could still move without proper knowledge of the engine.

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Q:

The ringing of an electric bell in an enclosed evacuated glass bell jar is not heard outside because  

A) the ringing is not loud enough B) the glass of the bell jar absorbs the sound waves
C) the bell jar is too small D) there is no air or any other gas in the bell jar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) there is no air or any other gas in the bell jar

Explanation:

As there is no medium inside the bell jar, sound cannot travel

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