THE PHYSICS IQ TEST

Questions used in the May 2004 Physics is Phun proogram are asterisked. More detailed descriptions of these demonstrations will be found by going to the demonstration description, which is accessed from the demonstration list at:

http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/services/demos/mainindex.htm

These demonstrations as well as many others are being installed in the Question of the Week site at:

http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/outreach/QOTW/active/questions.htm

1. C7-17 SUPERBALL*

2. DROPPED BOOK AND PAPER*

3. C4-51 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN BEAKER*

4. C4-62 DROPPED SLINKY*

5. DROPPED BOMBS

6. C2-26 FUNNEL CART WITH MASS OVER PULLEY*

C2-27 FUNNEL CART ON INCLINE*

7. B2-35 EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METER STICK*

8. C3-03 INERTIA - MASSES HANGING IN SERIES*

9. B3-14 EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY*

10. B3-15 FOOL'S TACKLE*

11. B4-04 SPRING AND STRING THING*

12. C5-02 SPRING AND PULLEY PARADOX*

13. C4-61 ACCELERATION ON A SCALE

14. C6-21 SUSPENDED ROD ON WATER

15. B2-41 ROBERVAL BALANCE*

16. F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE*

17. I3-02 BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX*

18. F1-13 CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE

19. F4-63 MARRIOTTE'S BOTTLE

20. C5-41 HOURGLASS PROBLEM

21. F2-06 BUOYANCY - SINKING BOAT

22. F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK*

23. F2-23 BUOYANCY PARADOX- INVERTED BLOCK*

24. F2-22 BUOYANCY PARADOX - ACCELERATED FRAME*

25. F2-24 ACCELERATED BUOYANT BALL

26. C4-15 HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX

27. C4-12 ACCELEROMETER ON INCLINED PLANE

28. D1-31 TRAJECTORY FROM SPIRAL*

29. D1-54 ROTATING MASSES IN SERIES

30. C1-21 AIR TABLE - TOPPLING STICK

31. D2-12 TOPPLING CHIMNEY*

32. D1-61 ROLLING VS. SLIDING*

33. D2-01 RING AND DISC ON INCLINED PLANE

34. D1-82 ROLLING FRICTION

35. D1-83 SPOOL

36. D1-81 TRICYCLE*

37. D3-22 INVERSE SPRINKLER - METAL MODEL*

38. C5-18 FAN CART

39. C5-32 SAILING UPWIND - HAIRDRYER AND SAILBOAT

40. C7-11 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES

C7-12 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - ONE LIGHTER MASS

41. C2-11 RACING BALLS*

42. D2-13 RACING PENDULA

43. F3-02 SURFACE TENSION - BALLOONS*

44. I3-43 TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED*

45. I1-64 BURNING CANDLE - COMBUSTION PROCESS

46. I2-42 FALLING CANDLE

47. I1-11 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND HOLE*

48. H3-74 TUNING BAR PARADOX - EFFECT OF WIDTH

49. PARALLEL RAY FOCUS PARADOX*

50. L2-05 PERVERTED IMAGE - AXES IN MIRROR*

L2-07 PERVERTED IMAGE - LIGHT*

51. O4-06 OPTICS OF A GLASS ROD*

52. K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES (bridge circuit)*

53. K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES (parallel battery circuit)*