Physics miscellaneous


  1. The final image in a simple microscope is









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    A basic microscope is made up of two converging lenses. The first lens creates a real image which serves as the object for the second lens, and the image created by the second lens is the one a viewer sees. The final image is magnified, virtual and is inverted compared to the original object.

    Correct Option: C

    A basic microscope is made up of two converging lenses. The first lens creates a real image which serves as the object for the second lens, and the image created by the second lens is the one a viewer sees. The final image is magnified, virtual and is inverted compared to the original object.


  1. Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of









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    Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive forces of the surface layer. In the absence of other forces, including gravity, drops of virtually all liquids would be perfectly spherical. The spherical shape minimizes the necessary “wall tension” of the surface layer according to Laplace’s law.

    Correct Option: D

    Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive forces of the surface layer. In the absence of other forces, including gravity, drops of virtually all liquids would be perfectly spherical. The spherical shape minimizes the necessary “wall tension” of the surface layer according to Laplace’s law.



  1. The sharpness of a television image is termed as its









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    Resolution is an umbrella term that describes the detail an image holds. The term applies to raster digital images, film images, and other types of images. The display resolution of a digital television, computer monitor or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed.

    Correct Option: C

    Resolution is an umbrella term that describes the detail an image holds. The term applies to raster digital images, film images, and other types of images. The display resolution of a digital television, computer monitor or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed.


  1. The resistance of the human body (dry condition) is of the order of











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    The level of current passing through the human body is directly related to the resistance of its path through the body. Under dry conditions, the resistance offered by the human body may be as high as 100,000 Ohms. Wet or broken skin may drop the body’s resistance to 1,000 Ohms. (Source: The Guide to Photovoltaic System Installation by Gregory Fletcher)

    Correct Option: E

    The level of current passing through the human body is directly related to the resistance of its path through the body. Under dry conditions, the resistance offered by the human body may be as high as 100,000 Ohms. Wet or broken skin may drop the body’s resistance to 1,000 Ohms. (Source: The Guide to Photovoltaic System Installation by Gregory Fletcher)



  1. Bats can sense obstacles because they produce









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    The reason that bats use ultrasound is because it has such a high frequency and it has a low diffraction or it bends less. They use this sound to do a couple of things like to catch their prey and also just to get around. The method of doing such tasks is called echolocation. They make a sound and wait for it to bounce back to hear it. If they hear it come faster in a particular area than the rest of the sounds then they know that something is near.

    Correct Option: B

    The reason that bats use ultrasound is because it has such a high frequency and it has a low diffraction or it bends less. They use this sound to do a couple of things like to catch their prey and also just to get around. The method of doing such tasks is called echolocation. They make a sound and wait for it to bounce back to hear it. If they hear it come faster in a particular area than the rest of the sounds then they know that something is near.