About this Study Set
This study set covers Advanced Physics through
15 practice questions.
A collection of questions exploring key discoveries, inventions, and historical firsts in the field of advanced physics. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Milestones in Advanced Physics study set below.
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1
Who was the first person to successfully demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves, confirming Maxwell's theory?
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A
Heinrich Hertz
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B
James Clerk Maxwell
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C
Guglielmo Marconi
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D
Michael Faraday
2
In 1911, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was the first to observe which phenomenon in mercury when cooled to near absolute zero?
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A
Bose-Einstein Condensation
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B
Superconductivity
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C
Superfluidity
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D
Quantum Tunneling
3
Which subatomic particle was the first to be discovered, identified by J.J. Thomson in 1897?
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A
Proton
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B
Neutron
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C
Electron
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D
Positron
4
Who is credited with the first experimental observation of the photoelectric effect in 1887?
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A
Albert Einstein
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B
Heinrich Hertz
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C
Philipp Lenard
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D
Max Planck
5
The first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was achieved in 1942 at which location?
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A
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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B
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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C
University of Chicago
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D
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6
Who performed the first experimental measurement of the gravitational constant (G) in 1798?
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A
Isaac Newton
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B
Henry Cavendish
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C
Albert Einstein
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D
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
7
Which scientist is credited with the first successful measurement of the speed of light using a rotating mirror apparatus in 1849?
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A
Hippolyte Fizeau
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B
Léon Foucault
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C
Ole Rømer
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D
Albert Michelson
8
The first observation of gravitational waves, predicted by General Relativity, was announced by the LIGO collaboration in which year?
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A
2010
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B
2012
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C
2014
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D
2016
9
Who was the first physicist to propose the concept of 'quanta' to explain black-body radiation?
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A
Niels Bohr
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B
Max Planck
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C
Werner Heisenberg
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D
Erwin Schrödinger
10
In 1932, Carl Anderson became the first to discover which antimatter particle in cosmic rays?
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A
Antiproton
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B
Antineutron
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C
Positron
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D
Muon
11
Which physicist led the team that built the first laser, which was successfully operated in 1960?
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A
Theodore Maiman
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B
Charles Townes
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C
Arthur Schawlow
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D
Gordon Gould
12
Who conducted the first experiment to demonstrate the wave-particle duality of electrons using diffraction?
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A
Louis de Broglie
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B
Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer
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C
George Paget Thomson
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D
C.J. Davisson
13
The first artificial transuranium element, Neptunium, was synthesized in 1940 by which researchers?
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A
Ernest Lawrence and Glenn Seaborg
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B
Edwin McMillan and Philip Abelson
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C
Enrico Fermi and Emilio Segrè
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D
Marie and Pierre Curie
14
Who was the first to mathematically predict the existence of the positron as a solution to the relativistic electron equation?
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A
Paul Dirac
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B
Richard Feynman
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C
Wolfgang Pauli
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D
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
15
The first successful test of the parity violation in weak interactions was conducted in 1956 by which physicist?
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A
Chien-Shiung Wu
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B
Tsung-Dao Lee
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C
Chen-Ning Yang
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D
Enrico Fermi
