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1. What percentage of the world’s electricity was generated using nuclear power

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Question

1.

What percentage of the world’s electricity was generated using nuclear power in 2010?

Select one:

a. 5%

b. 10%

c. 15%

d. 20%

2.

The first nuclear powered sub was launched 13 years after the first experimental nuclear reactor was built. This is an example of a discovery in physics doing what?

Select one:

a. Wasting time and money

b. Barely staying ahead of advancements in engineering

c. Producing practical technology based on fundamental research

d. Being unrelated to advances in technology

3.

The main cultural impact of television was?

Select one:

a. Introduction of advertisements

b. Near instant communication with different parts of the world

c. Decline of live performances

d. Rise of juvenile delinquency

4.

Telegraphs remained in use after the invention of the telephone because

Select one:

a. Telephone lines had not yet been laid long distance

b. Telephones used too much electricity

c. It was impossible to install telephones in older houses

d. Telephones were regarded with deep cultural suspicion.

5.

The lab notebook entry read “The blue sky may be due to scattering of sunlight by the air” This is an example of a:

Select one:

a. Observation

b. Theory

c. Analysis

d. Operation

6.

An artist gives very detailed instructions for the lighting of a painting. Interpret how the artist is making use of physics.

Select one:

a. The artist must be a physicist and has calculated the optimal illumination values.

b. The artist is aware that the color and intensity of the light which reflects off the painting effects how it is viewed.

c. The artist is concerned with thermal variations in the gallery and how that might damage the painting.

d. The artist believes the intensity and color of light has minimal impact on how art is viewed.

Explanation / Answer

1-option(b),10%

2-option(b),barely satying ahead of advancement in enginerring

3-option(b),near instant communication with different parts of the world

4-option(a),telephone lines had not yet been laid long distance

5-option(d),operation

6-option(c)