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Year 10 MCQ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the standard unit of measurement for work?

a)

Ampere

b)

Joule

c)

Newton

2.

What two measurements are needed to calculate work?

a)

Time and distance

b)

Mass and Force

c)

Force and distance

3.

In physics, work occurs when a _____ acts on an object to move it some distance from the start point.

a)

Voltage

b)

Power

c)

Force

4.

If you spend 1 hour pushing as hard as you can on a wall, but the wall doesn't move. How much work have you done?

a)

0 J

b)

1 J

c)

6 J

5.

player kicks a ball with a force of 5 N. The ball travels 10 meters. What is the total work?

a)

50 J

b)

5 J

c)

0 J

6.

What is the standard unit of measurement for power?

a)

Watt

b)

Joule

c)

Newton

7.

If it takes 50 J of work to climb a set of stairs, how fast would you have to climb them to use 5 Watts of power?

a)

9 seconds

b)

5 seconds

c)

10 seconds

8.

What type of energy is generated by the movement of electrons?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Potential energy

9.

What type of energy can be generated by splitting atom?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Electrical energy

10.

If it takes 10 J of work to move a rock 15 meters in 5 seconds, what is the power?

a)

1 W

b)

2 W

c)

5 W

11.

Power in physics is the rate at which _____ is used.

a)

Current

b)

Speed

c)

Energy

12.

Which of the following is the correct formula to calculate work?

a)

W = m * g * t

b)

W = F * d

c)

W = 1/2 (F * d * t)

13.

Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

14.

Transfer of thermal energy through a gas or liquid by the hotter material moving into a cooler area.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

15.

Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

16.

The baby chickens kept warm from a heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

17.

The rubber or plastic on electrical cords is an example of

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Radiators

18.

What is the definition of CONVECTION?

a)

When heat transfers through waves.

b)

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

c)

movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the colder parts move down.

19.

Hot air balloons rise because the heated air is less dense than cold air, so as the warm rises as the molecules spread out. The cold air is pushed downward, where it is also heated and rises. This swirling movement of air is called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

20.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation