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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Working with Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens if the force of upthrust is equal to the weight of an object in water?
(a) The object floats.
(b) The object projects out of the water.
(c) The object moves across the surface of the water.
(d) The object sinks.

2. What is any engine that burns fuel inside the engine?
(a) Thermodynamic engine.
(b) Nuclear fusion engine.
(c) Internal combustion engine.
(d) Steam engine.

3. What is the principle that states energy is neither created nor destroyed?
(a) The principle of energy loss.
(b) The principle of energy gain.
(c) The principle of the conservation of energy.
(d) The principle of energy change.

4. What is another type of wedge the author mentions?
(a) The caliper.
(b) The inversion ring.
(c) The gate latch.
(d) The sharp tapered edge of axes.

5. The rack and pinion is an example of ______________.
(a) A wedge.
(b) A gear.
(c) A lever.
(d) A stifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most common form of inclined plane found in machines?

2. Of what is color photography paper made when printing from a negative?

3. What is a substance that contains only one type of atom?

4. What is a first-class lever?

5. What occurs when very small atoms smash together?

(see the answer key)

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