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WorksheetsPhysics STEM Quiz (Set 1)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
In physics, work occurs when a _____ acts on an object to move it some distance from the start point.
Voltage
Power
Force
Energy
What do we call the distance between the start point and the end point?
Displacement
Line of force
Motion
Movement
The visible range of solar radiation is...
100 - 400 nm
400 - 700 nm
740 - 1000 nm
1000 - 1300 nm
Scent sprayer is based on...
Bernoulli's principle
Charles' law
Archimedes' principle
Boyle's law
The speed at which light travels in vacuum is...
5 x 10-18 m/s
3 x 104 m/s
3 x 108 m/s
3 x 1018 m/s
Which one of the following pairs does not have the same dimension?
Density and gravitational acceleration
Focal length and height
Potential energy and kinetic energy
Gravitational force and friction force
Which type of mirror is used for shaving?
Spherical mirror
Plane mirror
Convex mirror
Concave mirror
Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of...
Positron
Neutron
Electron
Proton
Which is the instrument for recording high temperature from a great distance?
Thermometer
Spectrometer
Radiometer
Pyrometer
Cooling is not done by...
Melting the solid
Burning cooking gas
Release of compressed gas
Flow of water
The focal length of convex lens is...
Shorter for blue light than for red light
Shorter for red light than for blue light
Maximum for yellow light
The same for all the colours
Recently developed technique for monitoring fetal growth is...
Ultrasonic
Ultra-violet rays
Microwave technique
X-rays
The audible frequency range of a human ear is...
2 Hz to 20 Hz
20 Hz to 200 Hz
20 Hz to 20 000 Hz
200 Hz to 2 000 Hz
Which one of the following laws explained that matter can neither be created nor destroyed?
Le Chatelier's principle
Law of conservation of mass
Law of conservation of energy
Law of osmosis
Rocket works on the principle of...
Conservation of momentum
Conservation of mass
Conservation of energy
None of these
In storms, the roofs of some houses are carried away. This is in accordance with...
Bernoulli's principle
Archimedes principle
Law of inertia
Pascal's law
A cut diamond sparkles because of its...
Absorption of light by the diamond
Emission of light by the diamond
High refractive index
Hardness
The blackboard seems black because it...
Does not reflect any colour
Absorbs black colour
Reflects every colour
Reflects black colour
Sound travels faster in...
Hydrogen than in water
Iron than in air
Wood than an iron
Dry iron than in water
Which of the following wavelengths will suffer maximum deviation while passing through a prism?
Orange
Red
Green
Violet
Two satellites are moving in the same circular orbit around the earth. Which one of the following is correct?
The satellites must have the same mass
The satellites must have the same angular momentum
The satellites must have the same speed
The satellites must have the same kinetic energy
Soap bubble looks coloured due to...
Dispersion
Interference
Reflection
None of the above
A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, will experience...
More heat and more cold
More heat and less cold
Less heat and more cold
Less heat and less cold
Study of life in outer space is known as...
Enterobiology
Neobiology
Exobiology
Endobiology
How is a pressure cooker works?
Steam inside the cooker makes food to cook with ease
High pressure inside the cooker rises the boiling point of water
Low pressure inside the cooker rises the boiling point of water
Heat cannot escapes from the cooker
The most familiar form of radiant energy in sunlight that cause tanning and has the potential for causing melanoma in humans is called...
Visible radiation
Infra red radiation
Ultra violet radiation
Microwave radiation
The magnetic needle always points in ______ direction.
North - East
North - South
West - South
East - West
What is light year?
Light emitted by the sun in one year
Time taken by light to travel from sun to earth
The distance travelled by light in free space in one year
Time taken by earth to go once around the sun
Who among the following received Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?
Stanley Cohen
Frederic Sanger
Marie Curie
Frederic Jolit
Who discovered the electric bulb?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
William Cook
Terry Edison
The pitch or frequency of the siren of a coming train appears to be increasing because of...
Big bang theory
Doppler's effect
Archimedes principle
Charles law
Magnets attract magnetic substance such as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc. They can also repel...
Ferromagnetic substances
Paramagnetic substances
Diamagnetic substances
Non-magnetic substances
Study of earthquakes is known as...
Numismatics
Seismology
Ecology
None of these
Which types of waves are utilized in the night visionary equipment?
Infrared wave
Micro wave
Radio wave
None of these
Sound above what level (in decibel) is considered hazardous noise pollution?
30 dB
50 dB
80 dB
90 dB
Which of the following has the most penetrating power?
Alpha rays
Beta rays
Gamma rays
X rays
Transformers are used in between the electric power stations and homes or factories in order to...
Minimize the power loss in transmission cables
Minimize the voltage drop in transmission cables
Minimize the current drop in the transmission cables
Provide constant voltage at the user end
Which one of the following liquids is a very good conductor of heat?
Benzene
Mercury
Water
Ether
Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the sun?
Diffusion reaction
Chemical reaction
Fission reaction
Fusion reaction
Who was the inventor of telescope?
Gutenberg
Edison
Graham Bell
Galileo
