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General physics fun

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Our greatest source of energy is
a)
the sun
b)
food
c)
nuclear power
d)
electricity
2.
All of the following are examples of a force except.
a)
A tow truck moving another car.
b)
Getting pushed on a swing.
c)
Watching a movie
d)
Pulling a flag up the flag pole.
3.

When you run up a flight of stairs, you do the _________ amount of work as when you walk up the stairs, but when you run up the stairs you use __________ power than when you walk up the stairs.

a)

same, more

b)

more, same

c)

same, less

d)

less, more

4.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
5.

At which position does the pendulum possess 100% kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

6.

What type of energy source is coal considered to be?

a)

a nonrenewable fossil fuel

b)

a renewable fossil fuel

c)

a nonrenewable biomass source

d)

a renewable electrical source

7.

The transfer of kinetic energy from one medium or object to another.

a)

Heat

b)

Temperature

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

8.
Force is a _____ or _______
a)
simple    complex
b)
push     pull
c)
up      down
d)
in      out
9.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
10.

What is the MA of a wheel with a radius of 10 cm and an axle of 5 cm?

a)

50

b)

2

c)

0.5

d)

15

11.
It is cooler outside than inside of my house.  Is an example for which concept?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Heat 
c)
Temperature
12.
Sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles 
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Heat
13.
Which situation is work not done?
a)
lifting a 20 pound box off the floor
b)
holding a 20 pound box above the floor
c)
sliding a 20 pound box across the floor
d)
sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane
14.

What is the efficiency of a car that has enough fuel to drive 600 miles, but only actually drives 150 miles?

a)

25%

b)

4%

c)

400

d)

.25

15.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
16.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
17.
A metal spoon placed in a bowl of hot soup is heated by _____.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
friction
d)
convection
18.
Which two factors affect the gravitational attraction between two objects?
a)
Density and Friction
b)
Mass and Distance
c)
Density and Distance
d)
Mass and Friction
19.
A _____ is a fixed bar  that us free to move around a fixed point known as a fulcrum.
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
lever
20.
An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.
a)
Stay at rest
b)
Increase Velocity
c)
Decrease Mass
21.
The upward force exerted by a liquid on an object immersed in or floating on the liquid
a)
pressure
b)
buoyant force
c)
normal force
d)
gravity
22.
When the weight of an object is greater than the buoyant force, the object will ... 
a)
Sink
b)
Float 
c)
Expand
d)
Shrink
23.
Archimedes' Principle states that... 
a)
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the volume of the fluid displaced by the object. 
b)
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the weight (force of gravity) of the fluid displaced by the object.
c)
The buoyant force acting on an object will always be equal. 
24.
What direction is the buoyant force in?
a)
Downward
b)
Left
c)
Right
d)
Upward
25.

Who is this mathematician

a)

Archimedes

b)

Logan Paul

c)

Galileo

d)

Aristotle

26.

Who was a famous example of who Archimedes influence

a)

Galileo

b)

Elucid

c)

Jimmy Neutron

d)

Mr. Sweeney

27.

Who killed Archimedes?

a)

Thanos

b)

Roman soldier

c)

Greek soldier

d)

Edmond Halley

e)

He is immortal

28.
The upward force exerted by a liquid on an object immersed in or floating on the liquid
a)
pressure
b)
buoyant force
c)
normal force
d)
gravity
29.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
30.

from the image below which represents the correct force of the fluid pressure on solid objects ...

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
31.

You, Archimedes, suspect that the king’s crown is not solid gold but is instead goldplated lead. To test your theory, you weigh the crown, and find it to weigh 60.0 N and to have an apparent weight of 56.2 N when it is completely submerged in water. What is the density of the crown?

a)

15789.5 kg/m3

b)

11300 kg/m3

c)

7500 kg/m3

d)

19300 kg/m3

32.
When and where was Archimedes born?
a)
900 AD in Rome
b)
287 BC in Syracuse
c)
2000 BC in Manhattan
d)
287 AD in Florence
33.
These days, using the way an object displaces water to determine volume is called:
a)
The Bathtub Principle
b)
Archimedes Principle
c)
The Principals Office
d)
Water Displacement Principle
34.

Which of the following best suit the statement below?

Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every point in the fluid and to the walls of the container.

a)

Bernoulli’s principle

b)

Pascal’s principle

c)

Archimedes principle

d)

Newton’s law

35.
An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
a)
barometer
b)
pressure meter
c)
atomizer
d)
thermometer
36.
Car brakes and car jacks are examples of
a)
hydraulic systems
b)
archimedes' principle
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
buoyancy
37.

Which object involving pascal principle

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

When you run up a flight of stairs, you do the _________ amount of work as when you walk up the stairs, but when you run up the stairs you use __________ power than when you walk up the stairs.

a)

same, more

b)

more, same

c)

same, less

d)

less, more

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