Physics - Basic Quiz

What is the unit of measurement for energy?

• Watt

• Joule

• Newton

• Volt

Name the two main types of mechanical energy.

• Thermal and Sound

• Kinetic and Potential

• Electrical and Gravitational

• Magnetic and Chemical

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed?

• Newton's Second Law

• Kepler's Law

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Conservation of Energy

What type of energy does a moving car have?

• • Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

Define potential energy.

• Energy of motion

• Energy of position

• Energy of sound

• Energy of light

What is the SI unit of force?

• Watt

• Kilogram

• Newton

• Joule

Name the force that opposes the motion of objects through air or water.

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Frictional force

• Tension force

What law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?

• Newton's First Law

• Kepler's Law

• Law of Inertia

• Newton's Third Law

Define friction.

• Force that pulls objects downward

• Force that opposes motion

• Force that keeps objects in motion

• Force that accelerates objects

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

• Tension force

• Gravitational force

• Frictional force

• Magnetic force