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Pre-Test in Physics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If electrical conductivity increases with the increase of temperature of a substance, then it is a

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Semiconductor

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following is unit of force ?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Dyne

d)

Ampere

3.

Product of Force and Velocity is called as

a)

Work

b)

Power

c)

Energy

d)

Momentum

4.

With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance

a)

Increases

b)

Remains same

c)

Decreases

d)

Becomes zero

5.

Which law is also called the law of inertia ?

a)

Newton's Second Law

b)

Newton's first law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

All of the above

6.

Energy possessed by a body in motion is called :

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Both

d)

None

7.

Unbalanced forces ALWAYS result in which of the following?

a)

acceleration

b)

constant speed & direction

c)

constant velocity

d)

inertia

8.

Which of the following is NOT an example of unbalanced forces?

a)

a turning car

b)

a car traveling 60 mph constantly

c)

a car breaking to a stop

d)

a car accelerating down a hill

9.

Which of the following would naturally result in acceleration? *multiple answers*

a)

going uphill or downhill

b)

a change in surface friction

c)

a turn

d)

a flat stretch of unchanging road

10.

Which law? A gingerbread man kicks a football through some goal posts with their foot and their toes are left stinging...and possibly detached...

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 3rd Law

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

All of the above

11.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

They cancel each other out.

b)

Their strengths are added.

c)

Their sum divided by two is the total force.

d)

The stronger one prevails.

12.

The greater the mass of an object,

a)

the easier the object starts moving.

b)

the more balanced it is.

c)

the greater its inertia.

d)

the more space it takes up.

13.

The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called

a)

terminal velocity

b)

free fall

c)

mass

d)

weight

14.

The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called

a)

friction

b)

acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

gravity

15.

The law of universal gravitation states that any two objects in the universe that have mass, without exception,

a)

attract each other

b)

create friction

c)

repel each other

d)

combine to provide a balanced force

16.

Any force that causes an object to move in a circle is called a(n)

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

gravitational force

d)

centripetal force

17.

According to Newton’s third law of motion, the strength of a reaction force is ____________________ the strength of the action force.

a)

equal to

b)

positive to

c)

negative to

d)

greater than

18.

Define the term inertia.

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the amount of space an object takes up

c)

the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion, determined by mass

d)

The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other

19.

What is meant by matter?

a)

Anything that occupies space.

b)

Anything that occupies space and has weight.

20.

SI unit of distance

a)

meter

b)

miles

c)

centimeter

d)

inches