Physics Quiz

A car travels 150 meters in 30 seconds. What is the car’s average speed?

• 3 meters per second

• 4 meters per second

• 5 meters per second

• 6 meters per second

If an ox is hitched to a rock and pulls the rock forward, the rock starts to move due to:

• balanced forces

• unbalanced forces

• gravitational forces

• frictional forces

What is the average speed of an object that travels 200 meters in 25 seconds?

• 6 meters per second

• 7 meters per second

• 8 meters per second

• 9 meters per second

What is the method of heat transfer that does not require a medium and can travel through the vacuum of space?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

In the table, what is the force exerted by the forklift when the weight of the pallet is 3,000 N downward and the force exerted by the floor is 1,000 N downward?

• 2,000 N upward

• 3,000 N upward

• 1,000 N upward

• 3,010 N upward

At which type of boundary do plates move apart from each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Parallel

What happens at convergent boundaries?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move apart

• Plates collide and come together

• Plates remain stationary

What word best completes the description of how plate tectonics causes earthquakes: "When tectonic plates move, it creates a buildup of (stress / motion)."

• Stress

• Motion

• Energy

• Pressure

What type of waves are produced by the break in Earth's crust?

• Sound

• Seismic

• Light

• Water

Which type of boundary is associated with the formation of ocean basins?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Parallel