What is Quiz: Definition and 167 Discussions

A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly about a certain or variety of subjects. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, or skills. They can also be televised for entertainment purposes, often in a game show format.

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  1. D

    Help a BioPhysics Student Ace Their Quiz!

    Hello, (( sorry my english is limited)) I am a bioPhysics student. I have a quiz next week,but my textbook has no examples about the topics. i need to more examples ...please help me ((books ...examples...websites...etc)). my exam is about body mechanics(center of mass...
  2. D

    Help a BioPhysics Student with Examples for Quiz

    Hello, (( sorry my english is limited)) I am a bioPhysics student. I have a quzi next week,but my textbook has no examples about the topics. i need to more examples ...pleasez help me ((books ...examples...websites...etc)). my topic is body mechanics(center of mass...
  3. L

    Mechanical Engineering POP Quiz: Questions & Answers

    So there are some things that I feel are important for engineers to just know. Though the questions are basic it may help students with some fundamentals. QUESTION 1 A cantilever beam is loaded at its free end as seen in the attached Figure. What and where is the maximum normal stress...
  4. F

    Very obscure/confusing question on quiz today

    Homework Statement This is exactly how this was written on the quiz today: If f(1)=1 and f'(x)=(1/3) when x=1, find d/dx[f(2x2-x)]. Homework Equations Basic derivative rules (i.e., power rule). The Attempt at a Solution The first statement simply determines that f(2x2-x) is...
  5. micromass

    Physics Forums Quiz - And the winner is... I like Serena!

    Sunday is quiz! Announcing the Physics Forums Quiz Sunday October 16th 2011 20:00 GMT or 15:00 CST or 22:00 Brussels time This coming Sunday will see another Physics Forums Quiz during Sunday's chat session. The quiz is just for fun and all are welcome! The quiz will take...
  6. J

    Centripetal Force Calculation for Hanging Partner

    Will you please tell me if my work is correct? My professor said to ask my TA for the even answers in prep for my quizzes on Fridays, but the TA told me there is no way to access even answers...somebody is not being honest. Anyhow, any help would be great. Thank you! In Figure 5.8 the man...
  7. micromass

    Who will be the next winner of the Physics Forums Quiz?

    Quiz this sunday! Announcing the Physics Forums Quiz Sunday October 2th 2011 20:00 GMT This coming Sunday will see another Physics Forums Quiz during Sunday's chat session. The quiz is just for fun and all are welcome! The quiz will take place in the dedicated quiz chat room. All...
  8. Evo

    Discover Earth: Interactive Quiz from National Geographic

    I miss the quizzes we used to do, this one is cute and simple. Click "launch interactive". http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/earth-the-biography/all/00#tab-interactive
  9. Rasalhague

    What Are Key Concepts in Gerald Teschl's Section 1.2 on ODEs?

    I've started reading Gerald Teschl's Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems. I'd desperately like to crack these definitions from section 1.2: classical ODE, linear, homogeneous, first order system, autonomous, as they seem pretty fundamental. My plan is to give answers to the...
  10. Andre

    Who is the artist behind this famous forgery?

    This is a quiz, who can answer the most questions? Went to a museum today (1- which one?), which featured an exhibition of scientific photographs. Anyway they were projected on the walls like this: And there were no detailed elaborations on them, only a headline for sort of...
  11. QuarkCharmer

    Where Can I Find a Customizable Text-Based Quiz Program for Studying?

    I'm looking for a text-based quiz program that I can put in questions and take quizzes. I need it to help study a whole slew of definitions for chemistry as well as vocabulary words for a foreign language. When I was in the military I had this program that had a simple XML file for questions...
  12. N

    Microbiology Quiz Question (transcription/DNA replication)

    This was a quiz question recently in my microbiology class: In what way are transcription and DNA replication compartmentalized in eukaryotes? a. they occur in the same compartment b. they occur in separate compartments c. one must be finsished before the others start d. they are...
  13. M

    Failed Calculus Quiz: Did I Get the First Question Right?

    Hey all, I just finished (aka, failed epically) a calculus quiz about 10 minutes ago. I'm in my school library right now and I'm just wondering if I got the first question of the quiz right. I'm just going to say what the question was since latex is bloody impossible to use. limit of x ->...
  14. R

    Dipole question, Quiz this afternoon

    Homework Statement A 5mC charge is glued down at position ( 1m, 2m ). A -3mC charge is glued down at position ( -3m, -6m ). What are the components of the electric field at the point ( 7m, -6m )? If the component points in the negative direction, put in a negative number for your answer...
  15. L

    Linear Momentum (One Dimension) Quiz Question

    Hello forum, today in my gr. 12 physics class I had a interesting question which I could not prove at all for the life of me. It is a really simple question, just with a little twist I suppose. As I was driving home from class I was thinking about what I was missing and thought up a solution...
  16. C

    Homework on quiz i took alredy

    Homework Statement Charges +Q and –Q are arranged at the corners of a square as shown. When the electric field and the electric potential V are determined at P, the center of the square, we find that Homework Equations (+Q)---------------(-Q) -----------P-----------...
  17. H

    Stuck on a D.E. Quiz Problem: Help Appreciated!

    I'm reviewing for a D.E. quiz, and I came across this problem. Solve the IVP y'=1+x+y+xy, y(0)=0 I feel as if it's terribly simple and my brain is simply not clicking. Any help would be appreciated.
  18. D

    Discussing the Logical Argument of a Quiz Given on Unknown Day

    There is a logical argument I'd like to have some comments on. I read it in a book, and I am not sure about it. "An instructor teaches a class five days a week, Monday through Friday. She tells her class that she will give one more quiz during the final week of classes, but that the students...
  19. Y

    Tips for Solving Imaginary Numbers Quiz Problems

    How does one go about solving the first and second problems of this quiz? http://www.wiziq.com/online-tests/3503-algebra-iit-jee
  20. R

    Quiz question, wondering how to actually solve (intro intro probability)

    Homework Statement so my professor gave us a little quiz today here's a question i was unsure of how to solve. probability of engine damage is 0.15 prob of transmission damage is 0.02 prob of both engine and transmission damage is 0.01 what is the prob that a car comes in the shop with...
  21. C

    Thermodynamics quiz using ideal gas law

    1. Homework Statement T1=300K P1=100kPa V1=1m^3 T1=T2=T3 P2=P3=200kPa V3=0.1m^3 Q: Air initially at 300kpa is contained inside a piston-cylinder device with a volume of 1m^3. The cylinder is equiped with a check valve allowing air to escape when the air pressure reaches 200kPa. An...
  22. J

    The Impossible Quiz Lite: Test Your Wits!

    I don't know whether you have seen http://splapp-me-do.deviantart.com/art/The-Impossible-Quiz-Lite-50433260" before.
  23. R

    A Little Quiz -truth, existence, proof

    Defend your answers. 1) Does the number 1 exist? 2) Is it true that 1 + 1 = 2? 3) Is it possible that 1 + 1 = 2 is false? 4) Can you doubt that 1 + 1 = 2? 5) Can you doubt that 1 exists? 6) Can you prove that a statement is true without knowing the meaning of the statement...
  24. O

    Physics Online Quiz Question on Momentum

    Homework Statement A 7 kg glider on an air track starts with an initial velocity of 32 m/s and then runs into a 2 kg glider which is initially at rest. During the collision, which glider has a larger magnitude change in momentum? Homework Equations It's a new chapter and the teacher...
  25. S

    Math Class Frustrations: 2 Hour Discussion and Quiz Results

    Just started a Linear Algebra type math class this semester, and for some reason it has a 2 hour discussion class once a week. So far we have only meet 4 times so far, and i hated going to them since the 2nd meeting The TA goes over the same examples that the professor gives during lecture, and...
  26. S

    Solving a Physics Quiz: Calculate the Temperature Rise

    My Physics teacher gave us a quiz problem and I don't understand it really how he got his answer. Can you please give me your answer and an explanation for the answer Thanks. Here is the question: A .5 kg rock is dropped from a height of 20 meters into a pail containing .6 kg of water. The...
  27. A

    Quiz 1: Testing Your Knowledge of Force & Inertia

    http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/courses/software/modeling/1st_mechanics/PDF%20files/4-FP-Inertia/Tests/Quiz%201.pdf 1) I don't know how to do this, but I know there is the force of gravity by the Earth in the force diagram.. 2) For this one I got the answer Fx=7.5N [I did 1/2(15N) which...
  28. moe darklight

    Question from Lin Al quiz I'm pretty sure I got wrong.

    ok... back in school after a 3-week faculty strike. I'm pretty sure I got this wrong: specifics aren't important. the question was to find a point on a given plane closest to a point A. What I did was find a point B on the plane, and do proj(n)(AB) n being a normal to the plane. ... when...
  29. J

    Need help before quiz today. Kinematics

    Homework Statement An elevator accelerates from the ground with a uniform acceleration 'a.' After 4.0 seconda, an object is dropped out an opening in the floor of the elevator and that object hits the ground 4.5 seconds later. a) what is the value of the acceleration 'a?' b) How high was...
  30. W

    Reply quickly, quiz in a few hours, very simple magnetic field question

    Homework Statement At a certain location, Earth has a magnetic field of 0.70 10-4 T, pointing 75° below the horizontal in a north-south plane. A 8.5 m long straight wire carries a 12 A current. (a) If the current is directed horizontally toward the east, what are the magnitude and direction...
  31. C

    Discover Your Personality Type: Take the Quiz!

    I making a personality quiz that goes like the following. User takes a test to determine which type of person they are more like. So there will be say 5 types, each given a percentage of 100 that they are closest to at quiz end. The test has 50 questions, plus a age question and a sex...
  32. Shackleford

    Improve Your Chemistry Skills with this Free Quiz - Check it Out Now!

    See link. http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=138166&d=1214890282
  33. Shackleford

    Thermodynamics Quiz: Check Your Understanding

    This is an open-whatever take-home homework quiz. Could someone check my work? Thanks. [PLAIN]www.freebibleproject.com/quiz.html[/URL]
  34. Shackleford

    Check Chemistry Homework: Quiz & Equations

    Homework Statement See attached. Homework EquationsSee attached. The Attempt at a Solution See attached. This is an open-notes, open-whatever homework quiz. Thanks for checking my work.
  35. C

    Solving a Complex Quiz Algorithm

    hello all. I am trying to figure out a scoring algorithm for a quiz. really i totally lost with so many variables. I will post the main points of it. thanks for all the help i advance. - Up to 10 different final *Quiz Results* can be given. (see p10 of pdf for results in action) - Quiz can...
  36. P

    Quiz: Calculating Gravitational Forces and Orbital Speeds

    I have to make a sample quiz for class. Can someone look these over and answer them so I can make sure my work is correct 1. The value of g at the Earth's surface is about 10 m/s2. What is its value at a distance from the Earth's center that is three times the Earth's radius? 2.Calculate...
  37. R

    Mastering Vector Addition for Honors Physics Students

    Need help with a "VECOTR QUIZ" So it's me Ron again, in my Honors Physics class, so what I need help with is something that may be basic to everyone else, but I find challenging, because the day we learned this stuff I was absent from class, so you can imagine this is hard for me. OK, I get...
  38. O

    Q&A: Review Questions for Quiz Tmrw

    Got a quiz tmmrw and i want to know what the answers to these review questions are. :D 1.-The total consumption of electrical energy in the US is about 1.5 x 10to the11th Joules per year. a. what is the average rate of electrical energy consumption in watts? b. If the population of the...
  39. ZapperZ

    Highest Scoring Entry for 2007 Physics World Quiz Contest?

    Hey, Physics World has http://images.iop.org/dl/physicsweb/PWDec07quiz.pdf" from 2007. There's a £50 prize for someone who gets most of the answer. Wouldn't it be nice if a PF member wins this? :) Zz.
  40. M

    What's your personality? color quiz

    I like this test http://www.colorquiz.com/ Much more than the one you linked to.
  41. D

    Take the Dynamic Quiz: Physics JPG Image

    http://www.filefreak.com/pfiles/38439/physics.JPG I don't understand how to dop 4 and 5 Can the moderator or anyone message me back like i was a away for school for 2 weeks like i couldn't get out of bed n i messed a lot of classes and i have a quiz based on these questions
  42. D

    Please anyone help me dynamic quiz i need it for a test

    http://www.filefreak.com/pfiles/38439/physics.JPG need help on question 3 and 4 I don't understand what to do for those question can anyone show me an message below
  43. S

    Physics Quiz: Understanding Forces and Motion

    Physics Quiz...very Urgent! 1.As a rocket rises its acceleration increases. Why does this happen? (assume that the acceleration due to gravity and air resistance are nearly constant during the ascent) 2. If the head of the hammer is loose, and you wish tighten it by baging it against the top...
  44. S

    Tension in Wire: Free Body Diagram & Calculation

    forces quiz help please! Homework Statement the distance between two telephone poles is 50.0m when a 1.00kg bird lands on the telpephon wire midway between the poles, the wire sags .200 m. draw a FBD of the bird. How much tension does the bird produce in the wire? ignore the weight of the...
  45. Greg Bernhardt

    News Candidate Quiz - Find Your Match

    The following is an interesting exercise... You answer a few questions then click the "find your candidate button" and the program selects the candidate who's position on the issues is most like your own... http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460 My top three were: Rudy - 31...
  46. A

    AUGH Quiz shows should make sense

    AUGH! Quiz shows should make sense! I was watching "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" (alternatively: watch Jeff Foxworthy be a good host) and they had a question with... with... You know what? Just read the question: "How many watts in a kilowatt-hour?" The answer? 1000.
  47. Evo

    Test Your Anatomy Knowledge with this Quiz

    This one is just to test yourself, you're not competing against others, so don't google answers. It's multiple choice. Ten questions. Please use [color="#black"] for answers. Scored this way The quiz 1) The longest and largest nerve in the human body is the... - Spinal cord -...
  48. T

    How Many Socks Must a Blind Man Take to Guarantee a Matching Pair?

    I have below logical quiz but can not seem to find a reasonable answer. Any comment or help will be appriciated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A blind man has a draw of socks with 2 dark blue socks, 3 yellow socks, 2 brown socks, and 4 white...
  49. Math Is Hard

    Why Did Bob Ross Prefer Painting Barefoot?

    http://www.bobross.com/quiz.cfm (scroll down) http://www.bobross.com/art/splash/splashLandscape.jpg who remembers painting with Bob? someone at icanhazcheezburger.com does.. http://www.icanhascheezburger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/bobrosscat1.jpg
  50. L

    Photoelectric effect: a recreative quiz

    Let us consider the photoelectric effect described on http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mod1.html/" . A photon has an energy of 2.25 eV and produces a photoelectron effect on a potassium target, the maximum energy of the photoelectron is 0.50 eV, indicating the photoelectric...
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