Physics ASB Quizizz 1

Who helped develop high voltage technology?

• Ernest Walton

• Jocelyn Bell

• William C. Campbell

• all of the above

Where did Ernest Walton go to college?

• Trinity College Dublin

• Dungarvan University

• Melrose College

• Walton was self taught

The Cockcroft-Walton accelerator was developed primarily to:

• Split atomic nuclei

• Generate electricity

• Create magnetic fields

• Measure temperature

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The Cockcroft-Walton accelerator increases particle energy by:

• Magnetic disappearance

• Gradual voltage amplification

• Thermionic emission and absorption

• Chemical reactions at a rapid pace

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Which type of particles were first accelerated using the Cockcroft-Walton accelerator?

• Neutrons

• Alpha particles

• Protons

• Electrons

The Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier operates using:

• Parallel circuits

• Capacitors and diodes

• Magnetic coils

• Thermoelectric generators

There are components that store electrical charge. In the Cockcroft-Walton multiplier, they store the voltage as it is stepped up.

• Diodes

• Capacitors

• Circut

• Waves

Jocelyn Bell Burnell's discovery of pulsars provided the first evidence for:

• Neutron stars

• Black holes

• Gravitational waves

• Supernova explosions

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Bell Burnell has been recognized for her contributions to science with which major honor?

• The Nobel Prize

• The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

• A knighthood

• The Presidential Medal of Freedom

What is a pulsar?

• A rapidly rotating black hole

• A neutron star emitting beams of radiation

• A type of supernova remnant

• A star undergoing nuclear fusion