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introduction to physics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SI unit for speed

a)

m/s

b)

s/m

c)

ms

d)

m

2.

All units are for distance except:

a)

Meter

b)

Centimeter

c)

Manometer

d)

Milimeter

3.

What is the formula for density?

a)

Weight/volume

b)

Energy/time

c)

Volume/mass

d)

Mass/volume

4.

What is the correct symbol and SI unit for force

a)

F and si unit: Pa

b)

F and SI unit: N

c)

W and SI unit: Nm

d)

F and SI unit:N/m

5.

What is formula for Pressure?

a)

P=FA

b)

P=F/A

c)

P=E/A

d)

P=gh

6.

What is the SI unit for Work

a)

Joule/s

b)

Joule

c)

Newton

d)

Pascal

7.

What is the couple of quantities have a same unit?

a)

Energy and force

b)

Energy and Work

c)

Energy and power

d)

Work and power

8.

which of the following is a fundamental physical quantities ?

a)

speed

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

time

9.

What is the area of the rectangle below?

a)

40 cm2

b)

13 cm2

c)

26 cm2

d)

32 cm2

10.

Which of these units are measures of length?

a)

millimetres

b)

metres

c)

kilometres

d)

kilograms

e)

millilitres

11.

Which unit of length would be best to measure the distance between 2 cities?

a)

centimetres

b)

millimetres

c)

kilometres

d)

metres

12.

What are the units of weight?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Newtons

c)

Grams

d)

Pascals

13.

The SI unit of length is

a)

Metre

b)

Kilometre

c)

Nanometer

d)

Dinometer

14.

Define physical quantity

a)

Quantities that cannot be defined in term of other physical quantities

b)

Quantities derived from combination of base quantities through multiplication or division or both.

c)

Quantity that cannot be measured

d)

Quantity that can be measured

15.

Any quantity that can be measured is called

___________

a)

measurement

b)

physical quantity

c)

fundamental quantity

d)

SI unit

16.

Which one of the following is the derived unit?

a)

speed

b)

length

c)

mass

d)

luminous intensity

17.

What is SI unit of electric current?

a)

second

b)

watt

c)

ampere

d)

kilogram

18.

State true and false- Mass and weight are the same physical quantities.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which could be a height of a giraffe?

a)

3 meters

b)

3 centimeters

c)

12 centimeters

d)

3 feet

20.

the most accurate tool to measure length of a nail

a)

vernier caliper

b)

graduated meter

c)

ruler

d)

beam balance

21.

the physical quantity which can not be defined by anther physical quantities :

a)

basic

b)

derived

c)

scaler

d)

vector

22.

Which of the following is one of the fundamental quantities

a)

force

b)

area

c)

mass

d)

speed

23.
A car travels 90 meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and travels 40 meters due south.  What is the magnitude and direction  of the car's resultant displacement?  
a)
40 metres, South
b)
50 metres, South
c)
50 metres, North
d)
40 metres, North 
24.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
25.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
26.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
27.
Which of these is not a vector quantity? 
a)
displacement 
b)
time
c)
velocity 
d)
acceleration
28.
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
a)
speed, velocity, acceleration
b)
velocity, acceleration, force
c)
force, acceleration, mass
d)
length, mass, time
29.
What is the net force?
100 N        230 N
<------        --------->
a)
30 N to the right
b)
230 N to the right
c)
130 N to the right
d)
This is a balanced force
30.
A vector is a mathematical structure that has both _______ and _______.
a)
direction, magnitude
b)
scope, sequence
c)
meat, potatoes
d)
scalar, vector
31.
What is a magnitude?
a)
A numeric value.
b)
A direction.
32.
A scalar is a magnitude _____.
a)
With direction.
b)
Without direction.
33.
Distance
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
34.
Length
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
35.
Displacement
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
36.
Which symbol is used to show vector quantities?
a)
Circle
b)
Line
c)
Arrow
d)
Triangle
37.

SPEED

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

38.

WEIGHT

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

39.

ACCELERATION

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

40.

MOMENTUM

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

41.

DISPLACEMENT

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

42.

TEMPERATURE

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

43.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
44.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
This is speed in a specific direction.
a)
Velocity
b)
Motion
c)
Position
46.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
47.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
48.
Which of the following could never be negative?
a)
a distance
b)
a velocity
c)
a displacement
d)
a vector
49.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

energy

b)

velocity

c)

mass

d)

time

50.

Which of the following lists of physical quantities consists only of vectors?

a)

acceleration, force, volume

b)

mass, velocity, acceleration

c)

time, mass, velocity

d)

velocity, acceleration, force