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PHYS 150 Final Exam Questions with correct answers
PHYS 150 Final Exam Questions with correct answers 
Which of the following is one of the words we will use an an attribute better identified with Art? - 
subjective 
What word has been used to describe the functionality of an object that may keep us from seeing its art 
or science? - wallness 
An example we used in class where a Jewish poet writing in German inspired a German artist to produce 
artpieces named Shulamith and Margarethe showed this aspect of Art: - emotional 
We have examin...
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PHY 150 TEST 1Exam Questions with correct answers
PopularPHY 150 TEST 1Exam Questions with correct answers 
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of - behavior and mental processes. 
As a science, Psychology has four goals. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals? - 
eliminate behavior 
School psychologists are employed by school districts to - identify and assist students who have 
problems that interfere with their learning. 
The very first psychological laboratory was established by - Wilhelm Wundt 
B. F. Skinner made major ...
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PHY 150 Astronomy Midterm NOVA Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 Astronomy Midterm NOVA Exam Questions with correct answers 
Nicolaus Copernicus () - Polish physician and lawyer who began the demolition of the 
geocentric model and the revolution in astronomical ideas that continues to this day. Created a 
heliocentric model in De revoluctions orbium ceolestium that explained retrograde motion and why 
Venus and Mercury never move very far from the sun. Also was able to use geometry to determine each 
planet's distance from the sun 
Believed ...
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Science and Art- PHYS 150 Exam Questions with correct answers
Science and Art- PHYS 150 Exam Questions with correct answers 
Which of the following is one of the words we will use as an attribute better identified with Art? - 
Subjective- feelings 
What word has been used to describe the functionality of an object that may keep us from seeing its art 
or science? - Wallness 
An example we used in class where a Jewish poet writing in German inspired a German artist to produce 
pairs of artpieces name Shulamith and Margarethe showed this aspect of Art:...
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PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers 
What does the area under a Force vs. time graph represent? - Impulse (change in momentum) 
What does the area under a force vs. position graph represent? - Work 
W = ∆K - W = Final KE - Initial KE 
What is an elastic collision? - a collision in which kinetic energy is conserved. 
Inital KE = Final KE (objects stick together) 
What is an inelastic collision? - An inelastic collision is a collision in which kinetic energy ...
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PHY150 Test#2 Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY150 Test#2 Exam Questions with correct answers 
Mercury - closest planet to the Sun; 1 
Venus - between Mercury and Earth; 2 
Earth - between Venus Mars; 3 
Mars - 4th planet before outer planets 
Jupiter - first outer planet; 5 
Saturn - between Jupiter and Uranus;6
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PHY150 Test #4 Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY150 Test #4 Exam Questions with correct answers 
What is science? - Science is the ongoing attempt to describe the world we observe in a 
quantifiable, repeatable, consistent and publicly universal manner in order to accurately explain past 
events AND predict future ones 
Proxy - tools that help us heighten our senses (telescopes) 
Quantifiable - unambiguous language that can be understood without confusion 
Repeatable - any test with the same initial conditions, must have the same res...
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PHY150 Test #4 Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY150 Test #4 Exam Questions with correct answers 
stars form from gas and dust that make up the ________ - interstellar medium 
the interstellar medium is made mostly of ________ and ________ and 1% metals - hydrogen; 
helium 
Over large distances, the interstellar medium scatters or absorbs short wavelengths, leading to 
__________ - interstellar reddening 
a smaller dense region is a __________ - nebula 
Dark nebula __________________ from stars behind them - blocks light 
emission n...
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Science and Art- PHYS 150 Exam Questions with correct answers
Science and Art- PHYS 150 Exam Questions with correct answers 
Which of the following is one of the words we will use as an attribute better identified with Art? - 
Subjective- feelings 
What word has been used to describe the functionality of an object that may keep us from seeing its art 
or science? - Wallness 
An example we used in class where a Jewish poet writing in German inspired a German artist to produce 
pairs of artpieces name Shulamith and Margarethe showed this aspect of Art:...
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Phy 150 - Chapter 1 Notes Exam Questions with correct answers
Phy 150 - Chapter 1 Notes Exam Questions with correct answers 
Phychology - As the science of behavior and mental processes. 
Folk Wisdom - - When we try to understand events in the world around us, we sometimes turn to what 
is known as folk wisdom. - Trying to make since of the world. - Example: "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" - A penny saved in a penny earned." - Folk Wisdom can provide an explanation for every conceivable even - as well as for the exact opposite. 
The Law of Parsi...
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PHY150 Test#2 Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY150 Test#2 Exam Questions with correct answers 
Mercury - closest planet to the Sun; 1 
Venus - between Mercury and Earth; 2 
Earth - between Venus Mars; 3 
Mars - 4th planet before outer planets 
Jupiter - first outer planet; 5 
Saturn - between Jupiter and Uranus;6 
Uranus - between Saturn and Neptune; 7 
Neptune - last known planet in the solar system; 8
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PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers 
Which of the following statements about the celestial sphere is not true? 
a) The Earth is placed at the center of the celestial sphere. 
b) The "celestial sphere" is another name for our universe. 
c) When we look in the sky, all stars appear to be located on the celestial sphere. 
d) The celestial sphere does not exist physically. - B. Not another name for our universe, but an 
imaginary device for locating objects...
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PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers 
Ancient Greeks- - knew earth was round. 
Pythagoras (560-480 BC)- - teaching that Earth is spherical, but beliefs based on mystical 
information on gods creating perfect form. 
Aristotle (384-322 BC)- - presented arguments for spherical shape based on simple naked-eye 
observations like eclipse of moon and travelers moving south see hidden stars. 
Aristarchus of Samos- - used geometric methods to estimate the relative size...
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PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers 
Ancient Greeks- - knew earth was round. 
Pythagoras (560-480 BC)- - teaching that Earth is spherical, but beliefs based on mystical 
information on gods creating perfect form. 
Aristotle (384-322 BC)- - presented arguments for spherical shape based on simple naked-eye 
observations like eclipse of moon and travelers moving south see hidden stars. 
Aristarchus of Samos- - used geometric methods to estimate the relative size...
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PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 NOVA ASTRONOMY MIDTERM Exam Questions with correct answers 
Ancient Greeks- - 
 knew earth was round. 
Pythagoras (560-480 BC)- - teaching that Earth is spherical, but beliefs based on mystical 
information on gods creating perfect form. 
Aristotle (384-322 BC)- - presented arguments for spherical shape based on simple naked-eye 
observations like eclipse of moon and travelers moving south see hidden stars. 
Aristarchus of Samos- - used geometric methods to estimate the relative si...
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Phys Prin 31-150 Exam 1Questions with correct answers
Phys Prin 31-150 Exam 1Questions with correct answers 
science definition (4 key things) - ongoing attempt to describe the world that we observe in a 
quantifiable, repeatable, consistent, and publically understandable manner 
why do we do science - in order to accurately explain past events and predict future ones 
quantifiable - something everyone agrees on the meaning/interpretation of (ex: brown hair) 
repeatable - if the conditions are the same, the same results should occur 
consiste...
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US Davies Phys Prin 31-150 Exam Questions with correct answers
US Davies Phys Prin 31-150 Exam Questions with correct answers 
3.5 centimeters - 31. The mass you are imaging has a diameter of 35 mm. This value can also be 
expressed as: 
Decibels - 32. Relative measurement of intensity based on a logarithmic scale is expressed in: 
Milli - 33. Which prefix equals 10`3? 
Number of cycles per second - 34. When you change the transmit frequency, which one of the 
following is altered? 
12,000 Hz - 35. While performing a Doppler ultrasound examination, y...
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PHY 150 Final Exam Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 Final Exam Questions with correct answers 
strong force - binds the nucleus together 
electromagentic force - binds atoms together 
weak force - for radioactive decay 
gravitational force - binds the solar system together 
electrostatics - - same charges repel - opposite charges attract 
conservation of charge - - net charge in a closed system is conser
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Astronomy PHY 150 Final Exam Questions with correct answers
Astronomy PHY 150 Final Exam Questions with correct answers 
Stars usually form from the collapse of what astronomical objects? - Molecular Clouds 
While star formation often occurs in diffuse nebulae, it rarely does so in emission nebulae. Why? - 
gas and dust are blown away by the bright star(s) that created the emission nebula 
The presence of what element distinguishes high-mass brown dwarfs from low-mass stars? - 
Lithium 
We use the Period-Luminosity relation to find distances to whi...
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PHY 150 Ch 11 Prelecture Exam 2 Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 Ch 11 Prelecture Exam 2 Questions with correct answers 
What is the instantaneous velocity of a freely falling object 14s after it is released from a position of 
rest? - V = 9.8 m/s^2 x 14 s 
V = 137.2 m/s or 140 m/s 
Average velocity during 14s interval? - V = 137.2 m/s / 2 
V = 68.6 m/s or 70 m/s 
How far will it fall during the 14s interval? - d = 1/2 x 9.8 m/s^2 x ( 14 s)^2 
d = 960.4 m 
A car takes 1as to go from v = 0 to v = 21 m/s at approximately constant acceleration. I...
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PHY 150 Ch 11 Prelecture Exam 2 Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 Ch 11 Prelecture Exam 2 Questions with correct answers 
The SI base unit for mass is the _______. - kilogram 
How many millimeters are there in one meter? - 10^3 
Which of the following is the basis of the current standard for the meter? 
a. The meter is defined as the length of a strand of carbon fiber that consists of a specified number of 
carbon-12 atoms. 
b. The meter is defined as the distance that light travels in a specified time interval. 
c. The meter is defined as a spe...
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PHY 150 Ch 11 Prelecture Exam 2 Questions with correct answers
PHY 150 Ch 11 Prelecture Exam 2 Questions with correct answers 
The SI base unit for mass is the _______. - kilogram 
How many millimeters are there in one meter? - 10^3 
Which of the following is the basis of the current standard for the meter? 
a. The meter is defined as the length of a strand of carbon fiber that consists of a specified number of 
carbon-12 atoms. 
b. The meter is defined as the distance that light travels in a specified time interval. 
c. The meter is defined as a spe...