PHYSICS 2018

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (1 OR 2 MARKS)

1. What is Physics?
Ans. Physics is the study of the basic laws of nature and their manifestation in different natural phenomena.

2. What is the discovery of C.V. Raman?

Ans. The discovery of C.V. Raman Effect deals with scattering of light by molecules of a medium when they are
excited to vibrational energy levels

3. What is the fundamental force in nature?

Ans. Gravitational force, Electromagnetic force, Strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force are the fundamental
force in nature.

4. Which of the following has symmetry?

a) Acceleration due to gravity
b) Law of gravitation
Ans. Law of gravitation has symmetry

5. What is the contribution of S. Chandra Sekhar to Physics?

Ans. Chandra Shekar limit, structure and evolution of starts

6. Which are the two main tools of physics?

Ans. The two main tools of physics are logic and experimentation.

7. What is the importance of mathematics for physics?

Ans. The laws of physics are generalizations from observations and experiments. When these laws are expressed
in mathematical forms. they are unambiguous. They do not have double meanings that so often confuse the
discussion of ideas expressed in common language. When findings of nature are expressed mathematically,
they are easier to verify or disprove by experiments.

8. What is a scientific method?

Ans. To understand any natural process by a combination of logical reasoning and controlled experimentation is
called the scientific method.

9. What are the conservation laws?

Ans. Those laws of nature which state that same physical quantity is the same before and after an event or
interaction are called conservation laws.

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10. Why is physics called science of measurement?

Ans. Physics is an experimental science. In physics, we are to deal with a large number of physical quantities like
length, mass, time, velocity pressure etc. these quantities can give clear understanding only if we can
measure them and express our conclusions into these measurements. For this reason, physics is sometimes
called the science of measurement.

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