CE Physics Revision - Quiz A

An example of a natural light source is

• a star

• Mars

• the Moon

• Venus

The largest planet in our solar system is

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• the Sun

The length of this safety pin is

• 0.28 m

• 2.3 cm

• 2.8 mm

• 28 mm

Light changes speed and direction as it passes from water to air; this process is called

• diffusion

• dispersion

• reflection

• refraction

The mass of an apple is approximately

• 10 g

• 10 kg

• 100 g

• 1000 kg

The correct unit of pressure below is

• N

• Ncm²

• N/cm²

• N m

We can see an eclipse of the Moon when

• the face of the Moon is turned away from the Sun

• the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun

• the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow

• the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

When an aeroplane is accelerating along a level runway, the useful energy change is

• chemical to kinetic

• chemical to gravitational

• electrical to chemical

• kinetic to electrical

A spring stretches by 20cm when a 4 N load is hung from it.

A load of 3 N will cause the same spring to stretch by

• 3 cm

• 5 cm

• 15 cm

• 60cm

The diagram which correctly shows the path of a beam of light through a prism is ​ (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D