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Eduqas A-Level Physics Oscillations and thermal physics overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which equation defines simple harmonic motion?

  2. Where in a simple harmonic oscillation is the speed greatest?

  3. The period of a simple pendulum depends on which quantities?

  4. Resonance occurs when which condition is met?

  5. How does increasing the damping change the resonance curve?

  6. Which is an assumption of the kinetic model of an ideal gas?

  7. The mean kinetic energy of a gas molecule is related to absolute temperature by which expression?

  8. Two gas samples are at the same temperature. How do the mean kinetic energies of a heavy and a light molecule compare?

  9. Why does the temperature stay constant while a substance melts?

  10. How much energy is needed to heat 2.0 kg2.0\ \text{kg} of water by 30 K30\ \text{K}? (c=4200 J kg1 K1c = 4200\ \text{J kg}^{-1}\ \text{K}^{-1})

  11. A fixed mass of ideal gas is compressed to half its volume at constant temperature. What happens to its pressure?

  12. Which form of the ideal gas equation uses the number of molecules and the Boltzmann constant?