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Mr C's 'Best Round of the Morning on Physics and Astronomy'

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr Scott is running a dirty nappy to the bin. If he moves at a speed of 9.5m/s, and the bin is a distance of 12m away, how long does it take him to get there?

a)

110s

b)

1.2s

c)

0.79s

d)

21.5s

2.

Mrs Tolba is baking a cake and needs to know the units of specific heat capacity in order to set the oven correctly. Which are the correct units?

a)

kgm/s

b)

J/kg.K

c)

Joules

d)

Nm

3.

Mr Inskip is listening to his transistor radio. The radio waves are...

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

4.

Mr Dempster is trekking through the jungle. The steam rises from his sweaty head due to...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Sublimation

5.

Mrs Tomlinson is rewiring a plug. The live wire is...

a)

Green and yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Brown

d)

Connected at the top of the plug

6.

Mr Calverd is scoring the winner for Arsenal. He applies a force of 200N for 0.2s on a ball of mass 0.8kg. What velocity does it fly into the net at?

a)

32 m/s

b)

800m/s

c)

1,250m/s

d)

50m/s

7.

Dr Tomlinson is holding a radioactive source. It has a halflife of 2 days. How much of it will be undecayed after 8 days

a)

12.5%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

6.25%

8.

Dr Harvey is cool. So cool in fact, that he is at absolute zero, which is equal to...

a)

-273.14 degrees C

b)

-273.15 degrees C

c)

-273.16 degrees C

d)

-273.17 degrees C

9.

Miss Nixon is stargazing. She is looking at a very hot star, that is not actually undergoing nuclear reactions. This is a...

a)

Red Giant Star

b)

Main Sequence Star

c)

White Dwarf Star

d)

Blue Supergiant Star

10.

'Dark matter' is a term used to explain why...

a)

Galaxies are the shape they are

b)

The universe is expanding faster than ever before

c)

The theoretical speed of an object is always below the measured speed

d)

Physics clinic is always empty

11.

'Dark energy' is a term used to explain why...

a)

Galaxies are the shape they are

b)

The universe is expanding faster than ever before

c)

The theoretical speed of an object is always below the measured speed

d)

Physics clinic is always empty

12.

After the Sun, the next brightest star in the sky is...

a)

The pole star

b)

Sirius A

c)

Betelgeuse

d)

Rigel

13.

Astronomers best estimate for the age of the universe is...

a)

2020 years

b)

4 million years

c)

28,000 years

d)

14 billion years

14.

Which of these shows the correct order of the planets, moving outwards from the Sun

a)

MEVJPMNUS

b)

JSNUEVMM

c)

MVEMJSNUP

d)

MVEMJSUN

15.

Which of the following did Professor Stephen Hawking NOT make cameo appearances on?

a)

The Simpsons

b)

The Big Bang Theory

c)

Star Trek

d)

South Park