Quiz on Foucault pendulum

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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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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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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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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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Who first demonstrated the Foucault Pendulum experiment?

A) Isaac Newton

B) Albert Einstein

C) Galileo Galilei

D) Léon Foucault

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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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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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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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Quiz on Foucault pendulum

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

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

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

Where was the original Foucault Pendulum experiment conducted?

Who first demonstrated the Foucault Pendulum experiment?

In which year was the Foucault Pendulum first demonstrated?

What does the Foucault Pendulum demonstrate?

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

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Quiz on Foucault pendulum

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

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

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

Where was the original Foucault Pendulum experiment conducted?

Who first demonstrated the Foucault Pendulum experiment?

In which year was the Foucault Pendulum first demonstrated?

What does the Foucault Pendulum demonstrate?

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

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