NLN PAX Nursing Admission Exam - Question List

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101. Which of the following is not a part of the first and second laws of thermodynamics?
  1. Energy can exist as light, heat, chemical energy, or electrical energy
  2. Energy can be created and destroyed
  3. Energy is always conserved
  4. Entropy is the measure of the randomness/disorder of a system
  5. If no energy enters or leaves the system during a reaction, the potential energy at the final state will be less than the initial state.
102. In which of the following examples is heat transferred primarily by radiation?
  1. A fan blows warm air around a room.
  2. A hot water bottle warms a person’s feet.
  3. Water vapor from a shower warms the room.
  4. A spoon held near the side of a flame gets warm.
103. Which of the following is designed to produce an electromagnetic wave?
  1. elastic cord
  2. laser pointer
  3. metal spring
  4. ripple tank
104. Which of the following properties determines a color in the visible light region of the electromagnetic spectrum?
  1. acceleration
  2. amplitude
  3. frequency
  4. speed
105. Which of the following would cause a change in the speed of a mechanical wave?
  1. the wave moving through a liquid
  2. the wave moving from a solid to a gas
  3. the wave being made by a larger vibration
  4. the wave being made by a smaller vibration

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