Fun Science Quiz. Test Your Knowledge.
DeaconDave
11-11-2004, 06:53
Try it, here (http://science.discovery.com/convergence/100discoveries/quiz/quiz.html)
Tell everyone how you do. I got 14 out of 16.
DeaconDave
11-11-2004, 07:06
Smarty pants.
I messed up the leaning tower of pizza (stupid urban legend physics class).
And the aids movie one.
The Black Forrest
11-11-2004, 07:10
16.
However, I admit to guessing on the quark question.
I knew the Leaning tower question as I saw it. The guide mentioned there was no proof he did his work there.....
Lunatic Goofballs
11-11-2004, 07:11
14 of 16. I messed up the same two. LOL.
I messed up on the photosynthesis one ( I understood that plants provide oxygen, and the currents cirdulate the water to the bottom of the ocean, causing all of the water to be oxygenated)
9/16
I don't get why movies have anything to do with science.
And I guessed on 3 or 4 of em.
they should not have the movies in it
One Conch
11-11-2004, 07:19
Smarty pants.
I messed up the leaning tower of pizza (stupid urban legend physics class).
And the aids movie one.
That question is bogus! I was torn between science class and real life! Objects do not fall at the same rate. (maybe if everything was in proportion to itself) different objects would fall at same rate.
But on earth where there is a vacuum, all objects fall at different rates!
I am no scienctist, but, have over 800 skydives and have put on weights (2-15lbs) in order to fall at same rate with other jumpers.
D
Tuesday Heights
11-11-2004, 07:29
9 out of 16. :mad:
DeaconDave
11-11-2004, 07:31
That question is bogus! I was torn between science class and real life! Objects do not fall at the same rate. (maybe if everything was in proportion to itself) different objects would fall at same rate.
But on earth where there is a vacuum, all objects fall at different rates!
I am no scienctist, but, have over 800 skydives and have put on weights (2-15lbs) in order to fall at same rate with other jumpers.
D
That's due to wind resistance, with the canopy open wind resitance becomes significant enough that you hit terminal velocity. Depending on your weight the terminal velotcity will vary.
With dense lead spheres (cannonballs) wind resistance is negligable, so it would make no practical difference to the outcome. (Especially as the distance that the cannon ball falls is not that far.)
So Gallilieo's experiment would work - at least close enough that the variation would not be measureable back then. My dumbass highschool physics teacher used to tell the story.