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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are magnetism, heat, and light in relation to an electron's movement?
2. In what part of the atom does one find electrons?
3. What type of input do we use to input binary code on a phone?
4. Under what situation does the eye perceive a reflection of light?
5. What charge do untouched electrons carry?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes it possible to use waves to communicate? How is this done?
2. How is static electricity formed?
3. Describe some types of memory.
4. How is magnetism caused?
5. What are the effects of electrons on the move?
6. Where is the mammoth taken when it feels traumatized and then experiences first joy and then despondency?
7. What are sensors and detectors? What do they measure?
8. Discuss the two types of lens, concave and convex.
9. Explain in detail the forming of static electricity.
10. Discuss the composition of light.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part One, The Mechanics of Movement, states that to understand the way things work, one needs to understand the underlying principles. Discuss the following:
1) Discuss the principles/laws of physics that underpin all of the various tools and machines presented in The New Way Things Work.
2) Thoroughly discuss the wedge. How is it used? Upon what principles of physics is it based? What are some common wedges? What is the most complex wedge that is discussed?
3) How often do you think you use a wedge during the course of your everyday life? Do you think it is important to understand the underlying principles of a wedge? Why or why not? Do you think it is interesting to understand upon what basis something such as a zipper was created?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1) Define the property of precession. How is precession related to wheels. How does precession help a rolling wheel stay upright? How does the rotating speed of a wheel affect precession?
2) What is inertia? How is it related to wheels? How does the weight of an object affect inertia? What does inertia resist? How does this resistance affect the movement of a wheel?
3) What is centrifugal force? How is the property of centrifugal force important ina clothes dryer?
Essay Topic 3
One of the greatest impacts upon modern society is the invention of the internal combustion engine. Discuss the following:
1) What is an internal combustion engine?
2) Compare an engine that uses gas to one that is used in a jet.
3) Do you think the overall impact of the internal combustion engine in the modern world has been positive or negative? Explain your answer.
4) What engine preceded the internal combustion engine and what did this engine precipitate? Explain how this engine works.
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