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What does the Foucault Pendulum demonstrate?

A) Laws of thermodynamics

B) The rotation of the Earth

C) Newton's third law

D) The speed of light

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Why does the plane of oscillation of the Foucault Pendulum appear to rotate?

A) Because of gravity changes

B) Due to wind resistance

C) Because of the Coriolis effect caused by Earth's rotation

D) Magnetic fields in the Earth

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In which year was the Foucault Pendulum first demonstrated?

A) 1609

B) 1810

C) 1851

D) 1905

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At which location will a Foucault Pendulum not show any apparent rotation?

A) At the equator

B) At the North Pole

C) At 45° latitude

D) At sea level

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Which physical principle keeps the Foucault Pendulum swinging in the same plane?

A) Conservation of energy

B) Newton's first law of motion (inertia)

C) Conservation of angular momentum

D) Pascal’s principle

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Who first demonstrated the Foucault Pendulum experiment?

A) Isaac Newton

B) Albert Einstein

C) Galileo Galilei

D) Léon Foucault

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Where was the original Foucault Pendulum experiment conducted?

A) University of Cambridge

B) Panthéon in Paris

C) Eiffel Tower

D) Vatican Observatory

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How long does it take for the pendulum's plane of swing to complete one full rotation at the North Pole?

A) 6 hours

B) 12 hours

C) 24 hours

D) It doesn’t rotate

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Welcome to the General Knowledge Quiz 45

What does the Foucault Pendulum demonstrate?

Why does the plane of oscillation of the Foucault Pendulum appear to rotate?

In which year was the Foucault Pendulum first demonstrated?

At which location will a Foucault Pendulum not show any apparent rotation?

Which physical principle keeps the Foucault Pendulum swinging in the same plane?

Who first demonstrated the Foucault Pendulum experiment?

Where was the original Foucault Pendulum experiment conducted?

How long does it take for the pendulum's plane of swing to complete one full rotation at the North Pole?

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