Physics Interview Questions

Physics Interview Questions

  1. What is geocentric?
  2. What is a Newton meter?
  3. What is neutral buoyancy?
  4. What is moment of inertia?
  5. Is negative mass antimatter?
  6. What is the ‘Law of Machines’?
  7. How does laser printer works?
  8. How do you magnetize metal?
  9. What are the branches of physics?
  10. How much does automotive oil weigh?
  11. What affect does electricity have on soil?
  12. Why does heat cause matter to expand?
  13. How much does sea salt weigh per cubic foot?
  14. What are Newton’s laws of motion?
  15. How can light be defined in simplest form?
  16. How is Specific Gravity defined?
  17. What is the proper formula used to calculate acceleration?
  18. What is the difference between the Atomic Theory and the Kinetic Theory?
  19. What seven colors appear to be white when mixed together?
  20. What is different between secondary electron image and back scattered electron image?
  21. What is the difference between diffraction and interference?
  22. Does solar radiation contain a complete spectrum of all forms of electromagnetic radiation?
  23. What are the steps to the scientific notation?
  24. What is the difference between Free Electron Theory and Band Theory of solids?
  25. How many pounds does one gallon of water weigh?
  26. Is air travel time the same whether or not the plane is flying with or against the rotation of the Earth?
  27. What is the measure of the force of gravity on an object?
  28. Why do you not collapse under the pressure created by the atmosphere?
  29. What two properties of electromagnetic waves are used to attach info to radio signals?
  30. Why does heated air expand?
  31. Why does a glass filled with water shatter when you run your finger along the rim of the glass?
  32. Does a soccer ball go faster in the air on a cold or hot day?
  33. How does the elevation and air pressure affect the boiling point of water?
  34. Does weight affect how far you jump?
  35. How is radiation emitted from the body?
  36. Will a DC motor actually produce voltage if it is spun in reverse?
  37. Why sound does not form shadows while light form shadows?
  38. How is nuclear fission different from nuclear fusion?
  39. Why does it take longer to heat a bucket of water than a cup of water?
  40. Does sunlight reflected off a mirror increase the temperature of the sun-rays?
  41. Give one advantage of a scanning electron microscope over a transmission electron microscope?
  42. What would happen if a disk one light second in circumference were to spin at 60 RPM?
  43. When a radar gun says the pitch is 90 miles per hour at what point in the ball’s travel to home plate is the radar gun measuring the velocity?