Pub quiz questions for the term Physics.
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Terms: |Fluid Mechanics| |Physics|
Published: 15. 5. 2026.
What do we call fluids that do not obey Newton’s law of viscosity, because their viscosity changes depending on the stress applied to them, as in the case of ketchup becoming more liquid when shaken?
Non-Newtonian Fluids
Terms: |Physics|
Published: 12. 5. 2026.
What physical quantity is defined as mass divided by volume?
Density
Terms: |Fluids| |Mechanics| |Physics|
Published: 12. 5. 2026.
When different layers of a liquid or gas move at different speeds, friction appears within the fluid. What is this property called?
Viscosity
Terms: |Physics|
Published: 7. 5. 2026.
Lenses are shaped pieces of glass or another transparent material that gather or spread light. Among spherical lenses, some are concave, some are plane, and some bulge outward. What are these outward-curving lenses called?
Convex Lenses
Terms: |Physics|
Published: 7. 5. 2026.
What is the name for the emission of light caused by mechanically crushing, scratching, or rubbing a material, a phenomenon often observed in certain non-metallic minerals such as fluorite and calcite?
Triboluminescence
Published: 6. 5. 2026.
What name connects the Canadian film director Egoyan with a particle made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons?
Atom
Terms: |Physics| |Stephen Hawking|
Published: 6. 5. 2026.
Stephen William Hawking was a British theoretical physicist known for his work in cosmology, quantum gravity, and especially black holes. He also wrote popular science books explaining his ideas about the universe, including a bestseller that topped the British Sunday Times list and remained there for a record 237 weeks. What is the title of this book that mentions time?
A Brief History of Time
Terms: |Philosophy| |Physics|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
The earliest ideas about atoms and the first model of matter reach back to antiquity and are usually linked to a Greek philosopher whose theory Aristotle referred to as atomism. Who was he?
Democritus
Terms: |Physics|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
Which physical quantity expresses a conductor’s resistance to changes in the strength of electric current, especially in inductive coils?
Inductance
Terms: |Physics|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
What is the name of the vector physical quantity that describes a magnetic field and determines the Lorentz force exerted by that field on a moving charged particle?
Magnetic Flux Density, or Magnetic Induction