Which law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force?

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Which law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force?

A. Newton's First Law of Motion

B. Newton's Second Law of Motion

C. Newton's Third Law of Motion

D. Law of Gravitation

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What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth?

A. 9.8 m/s²

B. 6.67 × 10^-11 Nm²/kg²

C. 3.00 × 10^8 m/s

D. 1.6 m/s²

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Which of the following statements about electric fields is true?

A. Electric fields always point towards positive charges.

B. Electric fields are vectors and have both magnitude and direction.

C. Electric fields only exist inside conductors.

D. Electric fields do not interact with magnetic fields.

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What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation called?

A. Radioactive decay

B. Nuclear fission

C. Nuclear fusion

D. Electron capture

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Which of the following is a non-contact force?

A. Friction

B. Tension

C. Gravity

D. Magnetic force

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Which type of lens is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges?

A. Convex lens

B. Concave lens

C. Plano-convex lens

D. Plano-concave lens

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Which law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

A. Newton's First Law of Motion

B. Newton's Second Law of Motion

C. Newton's Third Law of Motion

D. Law of Universal Gravitation

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What is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid?

A. Vaporization

B. Condensation

C. Sublimation

D. Fusion

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What is the SI unit of magnetic flux in the CGS system?

A. Weber

B. Gauss

C. Tesla

D. Henry

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What is the SI unit of angular acceleration?

A. Rad/s²

B. m/s²

C. Hz

D. Nm

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Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

A. Mass

B. Speed

C. Distance

D. Velocity

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Which law states that the electromotive force (emf) in a closed circuit is equal to the rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit?

A. Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction

B. Lenz's Law

C. Ohm's Law

D. Ampere's Law

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What is the SI unit of angular momentum?

A. Kilogram-meter per second

B. Joule-second

C. Newton-meter

D. Hertz

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What is the process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase?

A. Evaporation

B. Sublimation

C. Condensation

D. Melting

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Which of the following is a measure of an object's resistance to changes in its state of motion?

A. Inertia

B. Momentum

C. Impulse

D. Damping coefficient

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What is the wavelength range of visible light?

A. 100 nm - 400 nm

B. 400 nm - 700 nm

C. 700 nm - 1000 nm

D. 1 mm - 10 mm

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Which type of lens is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges?

A. Convex lens

B. Concave lens

C. Plano-convex lens

D. Plano-concave lens

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What is the phenomenon where a wave combines with another wave to produce a wave with greater amplitude?

A. Reflection

B. Diffraction

C. Refraction

D. Constructive interference

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Which law states that the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature at constant volume?

A. Boyle's Law

B. Charles's Law

C. Gay-Lussac's Law

D. Avogadro's Law

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What is the unit of angular velocity?

A. Rad/s

B. m/s

C. Hz

D. Nm

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Which type of nuclear decay releases a beta particle?

A. Alpha decay

B. Beta decay

C. Gamma decay

D. Electron capture

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What is the SI unit of capacitance in the CGS system?

A. Farad

B. Statfarad

C. Ampere-second

D. Volt

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What is the process of a solid changing directly into a gas called?

A. Evaporation

B. Sublimation

C. Condensation

D. Melting

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What is the process by which a material becomes electrically charged when brought in contact with a charged object?

A. Conduction

B. Induction

C. Charging by friction

D. Polarization

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Which law states that the total energy in an isolated system remains constant?

A. Law of Conservation of Energy

B. Law of Conservation of Momentum

C. Law of Conservation of Mass

D. Law of Universal Gravitation

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What is the SI unit of pressure?

A. Pascal

B. Newton

C. Joule

D. Watt

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Which law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature at constant pressure?

A. Boyle's Law

B. Charles's Law

C. Gay-Lussac's Law

D. Avogadro's Law

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What is the phenomenon where light waves oscillate in a single plane?

A. Polarization

B. Diffraction

C. Interference

D. Dispersion

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What is the SI unit of electric charge in the MKS system?

A. Coulomb

B. Statcoulomb

C. Ampere

D. Franklin

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Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

A. Sound wave

B. Light wave

C. X-ray

D. Radio wave

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What is the phenomenon where a wave undergoes a change in direction due to a change in medium?

A. Reflection

B. Diffraction

C. Refraction

D. Interference

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A. Newton's First Law of Motion

Which law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force?

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