Physics miscellaneous
- Which term is not associated with sound wave?
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Candela is the standard unit of luminous intensity, the luminous power per unit solid angle emitted by a point light source in a particular direction, in the International System of Units. The word candela means candle in Latin.
Correct Option: C
Candela is the standard unit of luminous intensity, the luminous power per unit solid angle emitted by a point light source in a particular direction, in the International System of Units. The word candela means candle in Latin.
- For which one of the following, ‘Diodes’ are generally used for?
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In electronics, a diode is an electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only. It is mainly used as a rectifier diode that lets electrical current flow in only one direction and is mainly used for power supply operation. Rectifier diodes are used for changing alternating current into direct current.
Correct Option: A
In electronics, a diode is an electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only. It is mainly used as a rectifier diode that lets electrical current flow in only one direction and is mainly used for power supply operation. Rectifier diodes are used for changing alternating current into direct current.
- Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star ?
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Colour is caused by the temperature of the surface of the star. A star approximates the behavior of a black body radiator. As a black body gets hotter its color changes. Small stars are cool (less than 3000°C) with a reddish appearance, whereas big heavy stars are hot (over 30,000°C), and have a bluish glow.
Correct Option: C
Colour is caused by the temperature of the surface of the star. A star approximates the behavior of a black body radiator. As a black body gets hotter its color changes. Small stars are cool (less than 3000°C) with a reddish appearance, whereas big heavy stars are hot (over 30,000°C), and have a bluish glow.
- Stress can be defined as _____ quantity.
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Stress is defined as Resisting force per unit area of an element, on which load is applied. Stress is always perpendicular to a cross-section in the element. It is neither scalar (it cannot be numerically added), nor is it a vector (it does not follow the triangle rule of vector addition). It is a tensor quantity because it describes things happening in two directions simultaneously.
Correct Option: D
Stress is defined as Resisting force per unit area of an element, on which load is applied. Stress is always perpendicular to a cross-section in the element. It is neither scalar (it cannot be numerically added), nor is it a vector (it does not follow the triangle rule of vector addition). It is a tensor quantity because it describes things happening in two directions simultaneously.
- Which of the following is the unit of perceived loudness of sound ?
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Loudness is a subjective characteristic of a sound (as opposed to the sound-pressure level in decibels, which is objective and directly measurable). Perceived loudness of sound is a psycho-acoustic quantity that depends on sound pressure level, the frequency spectrum, and the time behavior of the sound in question. The sone is a unit of perceived loudness that was proposed by Stanley Smith Stevens in 1936.Being a unit of how loud a sound is perceived, the sone scale of loudness is based on data obtained from subjects who were asked to judge the loudness of pure tones and noise. One sone is arbitrarily set equal to the loudness of a 1,000-hertz tone at a sound level of 40 decibels (Encyclopedia Britannica).
Correct Option: B
Loudness is a subjective characteristic of a sound (as opposed to the sound-pressure level in decibels, which is objective and directly measurable). Perceived loudness of sound is a psycho-acoustic quantity that depends on sound pressure level, the frequency spectrum, and the time behavior of the sound in question. The sone is a unit of perceived loudness that was proposed by Stanley Smith Stevens in 1936.Being a unit of how loud a sound is perceived, the sone scale of loudness is based on data obtained from subjects who were asked to judge the loudness of pure tones and noise. One sone is arbitrarily set equal to the loudness of a 1,000-hertz tone at a sound level of 40 decibels (Encyclopedia Britannica).