Quiz about Physics

Question 1

The total distance divided by the total time is called:

Accepted Answer

average speed

Answer

speed

Answer

instantaneous speed

Answer

acceleration

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the motion of the squirrel is true?

Accepted Answer

The squirrel moved with the greatest speed between 8 s and 10 s.

Answer

The squirrel moved with the greatest speed between 0 s and 5 s.

Answer

The squirrel moved with a constant speed between 0 s and 8 s.

Answer

The squirrel moved with a constant speed between 5 s and 10 s.

Question 3

Describe the motion in the graph:

Accepted Answer

Constant Speed (positive slope)

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Stopped (at rest)

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Acceleration (increasing speed)

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Return Home (negative slope)

Question 4

What is the net force?

Accepted Answer

3 N Right

Answer

17 N Right

Answer

3 N Left

Answer

17 N Left

Question 5

What type of energy transformation occurs in a battery-powered flashlight?

Accepted Answer

Chemical to Electrical to Light

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Electrical to Chemical to Light

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Light to Chemical to Electrical

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Chemical to Light to Electrical

Question 6

What is the term used to describe the opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current?

Accepted Answer

Resistance

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Capacitance

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Inductance

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Conductance

Question 7

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

Accepted Answer

Ohm

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Volt

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Ampere

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Watt

Question 8

What is the Net Force and the direction of the object's movement as a result of the net force?

Accepted Answer

5N, Left

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5N, Right

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9N, Right

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9N, Left

Question 9

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

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Y

Answer

Z

Question 10

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 11

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 12

A stretched rubber band represents what type of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

elastic potential energy

Answer

gravitational potential energy

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chemical potential energy

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kinetic potential energy

Question 13

Which object has elastic potential energy?

Accepted Answer

a stretched bow

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a hanging leaf

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a burning coal

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a rolling ball

Question 14

When does a yo-yo have the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

When it's at its highest point.

Answer

When it's moving at its top speed.

Answer

When it's moving between its highest and lowest points.

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When it's at its lowest point.

Question 15

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 16

Determine the speed at 20 seconds based on the information shown in the graph. Speed = distance/time

Accepted Answer

.5 m/s

Answer

2 m/s

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10 m/s

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20 m/s

Question 17

On a distance vs. time graph, on what axis is distance found on?

Accepted Answer

y-axis

Answer

x-axis

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the motion of the squirrel between 5 s and 8 s?

Accepted Answer

The squirrel's speed did not change.

Answer

The squirrel's speed increased.

Answer

The squirrel's speed decreased.

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The squirrel moved backward.

Question 19

Describe the motion in the graph:

Accepted Answer

Stopped (at rest)

Answer

Constant Speed (positive slope)

Answer

Acceleration (increasing speed)

Answer

Return Home (negative slope)

Question 20

Describe the motion in the graph:

Accepted Answer

Acceleration (increasing speed)

Answer

Constant Speed (positive slope)

Answer

Stopped (at rest)

Answer

Return Home (negative slope)

Question 21

What is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency of such motion of two surfaces in contact?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

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Magnetism

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Tension

Question 22

Which of the following is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?

Accepted Answer

Newton

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Joule

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Watt

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Pascal

Question 23

What is the term for the rate of change of velocity of an object?

Accepted Answer

Acceleration

Answer

Speed

Answer

Momentum

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Displacement

Question 24

In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their mass. This is due to the absence of which force?

Accepted Answer

Air resistance

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Friction

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Gravity

Answer

Magnetic force

Question 25

Which law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

Accepted Answer

Newton's Third Law

Answer

Newton's First Law

Answer

Newton's Second Law

Answer

Law of Conservation of Energy

Physics

25 questions

The total distance divided by the total time is called:

Which of the following statements about the motion of the squirrel is true?

Describe the motion in the graph:

What is the net force?

What type of energy transformation occurs in a battery-powered flashlight?

What is the term used to describe the opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current?

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

What is the Net Force and the direction of the object's movement as a result of the net force?

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

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