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AQA GCSE Physics - Symbols and Units

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the symbol for velocity?
a)
V
b)
s
c)
v
d)
m/s
e)
m
2.
What is the symbol for gravitational field strength?
a)
G
b)
grams
c)
g
d)
N
e)
Nm
3.
What is the symbol for weight?
a)
w
b)
W
c)
G
d)
g
e)
M
4.

What is the symbol for change in energy?

a)

ΔE\Delta E

b)

E

c)

V

d)

m/s

e)

m

5.

What is the symbol for change in temperature?

a)

DE

b)

ΔΘ\Delta\Theta

c)

K

d)

J/kg

e)

Joules

6.
What is the symbol for volume?
a)
v
b)
vm
c)
cm
d)
V
e)
Q
7.
What is the symbol for work done?
a)
W
b)
w
c)
E
d)
V
e)
Q
8.
What is the symbol for Mass?
a)
w
b)
m
c)
W
d)
s
e)
d
9.

What is the symbol for change in velocity?

a)

v

b)

s

c)

m/s

d)

d

e)

Δ\Delta v

10.
What is the symbol for elastic potential energy?
a)
Ee
b)
E
c)
EL
d)
eg
e)
EG
11.

What is the symbol for kinetic energy?

a)

EK

b)

E

c)

EL

d)

eg

e)

Ke

12.
What is the symbol for gravitational potential energy?
a)
Ep
b)
E
c)
J
d)
JK
e)
Nm
13.
What is the symbol for elastic constant?
a)
P
b)
cm
c)
s
d)
d
e)
k
14.
What is the symbol for specific heat capacity?
a)
s
b)
c
c)
h
d)
E
e)
SHC
15.
What is the symbol for specific latent heat?
a)
EL
b)
L
c)
eL
d)
s
e)
SLH
16.
What is the symbol for potential difference?
a)
v
b)
E
c)
V
d)
m
e)
M
17.
What does the symbol E stand for?
a)
Elastic potential
b)
Elastic constant
c)
Electricity
d)
Energy
e)
Extension
18.
What does the symbol R stand for?
a)
Time
b)
Resistance
c)
Extension
d)
Right
e)
Joules
19.
What does the symbol t stand for?
a)
Temperature
b)
Time
c)
Change in energy
d)
Energy
e)
Charge
20.
What does the symbol e stand for?
a)
Extension
b)
Energy
c)
Electricity
d)
Charge
e)
Elastic constant
21.
What does the symbol Q stand for?
a)
Quarks
b)
Quantity
c)
Charge
d)
Coulombs
e)
Speed
22.
What does the symbol I stand for?
a)
Intensity
b)
Amperes
c)
Current
d)
Coulombs
e)
Voltage
23.

What does the symbol  ρ\rho   stand for?

a)

Potential difference

b)

Volume

c)

Pi

d)

Nm

e)

Density

24.
What does the symbol F stand for?
a)
Force
b)
Grams
c)
Newtons
d)
Velocity
e)
Final velocity
25.
What does the symbol s stand for?
a)
Speed
b)
Displacement
c)
Distance
d)
Time
e)
Standard
26.

What does the symbol M stand for?

a)

Meters

b)

Motion

c)

Money

d)

Moment

e)

Density

27.
What does the symbol d stand for?
a)
Density
b)
Displacement
c)
Depth
d)
Power
e)
Distance
28.
What does the symbol a stand for?
a)
Abundance
b)
Amplitude
c)
Elastic constant
d)
Speed of light
e)
Acceleration
29.
What does the symbol u stand for?
a)
Final Velocity
b)
Change in velocity
c)
Velocity
d)
Initial velocity
e)
Underscore
30.
What does the symbol h stand for?
a)
Energy
b)
Height
c)
Help!
d)
Boiling point
e)
Hypotenuse
31.
What does the symbol P stand for?
a)
Potential difference
b)
Potential Energy
c)
Power
d)
Boiling point
e)
Perpendicular
32.

What is the unit for elastic potential energy?

a)

J/s

b)

s

c)

m

d)

k

e)

Joules

33.

What is the unit for specific heat capacity?

a)

kJ/kg/oC

b)

Joules

c)

meters

d)

kJ/m

e)

Degrees Celcius

34.

What is the unit for gravitational field strength?

a)

N/kg

b)

Newtons

c)

N

d)

Nm

e)

Grams

35.

What is the unit for gravitational potential energy?

a)

Newtons

b)

J

c)

Newtons/kilogram

d)

Kilogram/Netwon

e)

kilograms

36.

What is the unit for change in temperature?

a)

m/s/s

b)

m/s

c)

oC

d)

Fahrenheit

e)

J

37.

What is the unit for kinetic energy?

a)

Joules

b)

J/kg

c)

m/s/s

d)

s

e)

m/s

38.

What is the unit for potential difference?

a)

v

b)

Energy

c)

Joules

d)

J

e)

V

39.

What is the unit for specific latent heat?

a)

kJ/kg/oC

b)

J

c)

Kg

d)

J/kg

e)

L

40.

What is the unit for change in velocity?

a)

m/s/s

b)

Miles per hour

c)

mph

d)

m/s

e)

km/hr

41.

What is the unit for velocity?

a)

m/s/s

b)

Miles per hour

c)

m/s

d)

mph

e)

km/hr

42.

What is the unit for energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

km

d)

Work done

e)

W

43.

What is the unit for work done?

a)

Watts

b)

J

c)

m/s

d)

meters per second

e)

Energy change

44.

What is the unit for height?

a)

kg

b)

d

c)

s

d)

m

e)

t

45.

What is the unit for extension?

a)

kg

b)

d

c)

s

d)

Time

e)

m

46.

What is the unit for change in energy?

a)

kg

b)

Joules

c)

s

d)

V

e)

v

47.

What is the unit for weight?

a)

Kilograms

b)

s

c)

Newtons

d)

kg

e)

Nm

48.

N is the unit for…

a)

Newtons

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

e)

Specific Latent Heat

49.

m/s/s is the unit for…

a)

Speed

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Potential difference

d)

Acceleration

e)

Velocity

50.

m is the unit for…

a)

Mass

b)

Distance

c)

Kilograms

d)

Power

e)

Acceleration

51.

m is the unit for…

a)

Mass

b)

Displacement

c)

Kilograms

d)

Power

e)

Acceleration

52.

 Ω\Omega  is the unit for…

a)

Acceleration

b)

Potential difference

c)

Resistance

d)

Voltage

e)

Currrent

53.

kg/m3 the unit for…

a)

Gravity

b)

Power

c)

Time

d)

Moment

e)

Density

54.

cm3 or m3 are the units for…

a)

Volume

b)

Velocity

c)

Area

d)

Distance

e)

Displacement

55.
W or J/s are the units for…
a)
Energy
b)
Power
c)
Joules
d)
Time
e)
Electrical potential
56.

s is the unit for…

a)

Displacement

b)

Time

c)

Seconds

d)

Hours

e)

Height

57.

Newtons per meter is the unit for…

a)

Gravity

b)

Force

c)

Distance

d)

Elastic spring constant

e)

Height

58.

C is the unit for…

a)

Speed of light

b)

Counts

c)

Charge

d)

Potential difference

e)

Resistance

59.

A is the unit for…

a)

Potential difference

b)

Voltage

c)

Current

d)

Resistance

e)

Power

60.

Nm is the unit for…

a)

Moment

b)

Voltage

c)

Gravity

d)

Power

e)

Height