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WorksheetsOCR P1 Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the largest object in the list
a)
Star
b)
Planet
c)
Galaxy
d)
Universe
2.
What is a comet?
a)
large ball of dust and ice
b)
small and rocky orbiting the Sun in a band between Mars and Jupiter
c)
a luminous object due to nuclear fusion
d)
an orbiting mass around a planet
3.
What can be used to determine the distance of a star?
a)
light years
b)
red shift
c)
parallax
d)
telescopes
4.
What can be used to estimate the speed that stars or galaxies are travelling away from us?
a)
light years
b)
red shift
c)
parallax
d)
telescopes
5.
How old is the universe?
a)
14 million years
b)
14 billion years
c)
140 billion years
d)
4 billion years
6.
How old is the Earth?
a)
4500 million years
b)
4500 billion years
c)
450 years
d)
450000000 million years
7.
What is the big bang referring to?
a)
a loud noise
b)
the beginning of the universe
c)
the end of the universe
d)
a galaxy in the universe
8.
What is the evidence for the big bang?
a)
sound in space
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
brightness of stars
d)
Galaxies moving further away from each other
9.
What word matches this definition: The length between one wave and another.
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Wave Speed
d)
Amplitude
10.
What letter represents the oldest rock?
a)
R
b)
B
c)
I
d)
M
11.
What letter represents the youngest rock?
a)
R
b)
M
c)
F
d)
B
12.
What is the name of the scientist that described continental drift?
a)
Wegener
b)
Wilson
c)
Newton
d)
Einstein
13.
Which of these is NOT evidence for continental drift?
a)
Similar fossils found on different continents
b)
Similar rock types found on different continents
c)
Similar languages spoken
d)
Continents fit together like a jig saw
14.
What word matches this definition: The number of waves per second
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Wave speed
d)
Amplitude
15.
What word matches this definition: The displacement of the wave from zero.
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Wave Speed
d)
Amplitude
16.
Wave speed (m/s) = frequency (Hz) x wavelength (m)
seismic wave travelling through rock has a frequency of 0.5 Hz. The wavelength is 20 km. Calculate the speed of the wave
seismic wave travelling through rock has a frequency of 0.5 Hz. The wavelength is 20 km. Calculate the speed of the wave
a)
1000m/s
b)
100m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
20m/s
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