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May 1Year IGCSE entrance test -Physics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.  If no net force is applied on a body, then it is said to be in

a)

A.distance

b)

B.equilibrium

c)

C.linear motion

d)

D.motion

2.

2. If the resultant of all the forces acting on the body is zero, then the body satisfies

a)

A.2nd condition for equilibrium

b)

B.third condition for equilibrium

c)

C.no equilibrium state

d)

D.first condition for equilibrium

3.

3. A block of weight 12 N is hanging through a string. Its tension in the string will be

a)

A.10 N

b)

B.11 N

c)

C.12 N

d)

D.0 N

4.

4. When the resultant torque acting on a body is zero, then the body satisfies

a)

A.2nd condition for equilibrium

b)

B.third condition for equilibrium

c)

C.no equilibrium state

d)

D.first condition for equilibrium

5.

5. The study of the structure and properties of matter is called

a)

A.atomic physics

b)

B.mechanics

c)

C.plasma physics

d)

D.geophysics

6.

6. We study the physical aspects of sound waves, their production, properties and applications under the branch named as

a)

A.sound

b)

B.atomic physics

c)

C.plasma physics

d)

D.heat

7.

7. We study the physical aspects of light, its properties, working and use of optical instruments in the branch named as

a)

A.mechanics

b)

B.Light

c)

C.heat

d)

D.atomic physics

8.

8.The study of the properties and behavior of nuclei and the particles within the nuclei is called

a)

A.mechanics

b)

B.plasma physics

c)

C.nuclear physics

d)

D.atomic physics

9.

9. The study of the charged at rest and in motion, their effects and their relationship with magnetism is called

a)

A.mechanics

b)

B.plasma physics

c)

C.atomic physics

d)

D.electricity and magnetism

10.

10. If the object is at rest then the distance-time graph is

a)

A.straight lined

b)

B.variable

c)

C.constant

11.

11. In a graph, in which time is taken along X-axis and speed is taken along Y-axis is called

a)

A.speed-time graph

b)

B.pi chart

c)

C.distance graph

d)

D.square graph

12.

12. The quantities between which a graph is plotted are known as

a)

A.constants

b)

B.co-efficient

c)

C.surds

d)

D.variables

13.

13. In distance-time graph time is taken on

a)

A.y-axis

b)

B.x-axis

c)

C.z-axis

d)

D.in between two coordinates

14.

14. The quantity whose value varies with the independent quantity is termed as

a)

A.negative quantity

b)

B.dependent quantity

c)

C.fixed quantity

d)

D.zero quantity

15.

15. If the distance between all pairs of particles of the body do not change by applying a force then the body is said to be

a)

A.flexible

b)

B.small

c)

C.large

d)

D.rigid

16.

16. The turning effect of a force is called the force's

a)

A.momentum

b)

B.distance

c)

C,torque/moment

d)

D.inertia

17.

17. The number of forces that can be added by head to tail rule are

a)

A.4

b)

B.2

c)

C.5

d)

D.any number

18.

18. The door is opened or closed due to the

a)

A.weight

b)

B.turning effect on it

c)

C.distance from roof

d)

D.height

19.

19. A wooden cube of sides 10 cm each dipped in water. The up thrust of water would be

a)

A.20 N

b)

B.12 N

c)

C.10 N

d)

D15 N

20.

20. The up thrust of water acting on a wooden cube of sides 10cm immersed completely in water is

a)

A.5 N

b)

B.10 N

c)

C.3 N

d)

D.2 N

21.

21. The up thrust of the body is equal to the

a)

A.weight of liquid

b)

B.mass of liquid

c)

C.weight of liquid displaced

d)

D.density of liquid

22.

22. The density of metal spoon when its weight in air is 0.48 N and in water is 0.42 N is

a)

A.1000 kg m-3

b)

B.4000 kg m-3

c)

C.6000 kg m-3

d)

D.8000 kg m-3

23.

23.  At sea level, the vertical height of the water column would be

a)

A.13.45 m

b)

B.10.34 m

c)

C.11.25 m

d)

D12.36 m

24.

24. At a height of about 30 km, the atmospheric pressure becomes

a)

A.1200 Pa

b)

B.1000 Pa

c)

C.1300 Pa

d)

D.1500 Pa

25.

25. The density of mercury is

a)

A.13.6 times of water

b)

B.12 times of water

c)

C.10 times of water

d)

D.20 times of water

26.

26. The Earth is surrounded by a cover of air called

a)

A.gravity

c)

C.ozone

d)

D.atmosphere

27.

27. (a required form of output/total input energy)×100 is equal to

a)

A.% power

b)

B.% efficiency

c)

C.% stress

d)

D.% stress

28.

28. The efficiency of the cyclist when he does 12 J of useful work from every 100 J of food energy he takes is

a)

A.0.13

b)

B.0.14

c)

C.0.12

d)

D.0.15

29.

29. An body builder does 15 Joules of useful work from every 60 Joules of food energy which he takes. His efficiency will be

a)

A.0.15

b)

B.0.25

c)

C.0.3

d)

D.0.35

30.

30. If some energy given to a system, then energy in the required form obtained is always

a)

A.less than the given energy

b)

B.equal to the given energy

c)

C.greater than the given energy

d)

D.none of above

31.

31. Thermal energy from a hot body flows to a cold body in the form of

a)

A.sound

b)

B.signals

c)

C.signals

d)

D.waves

32.

32. Increasing atmospheric pressure with a decline, later on, predicts an

a)

A.long spell of pleasant weather

b)

B.intense weather condition

c)

C.no change in weather

d)

D.small spell of pleasant weather

33.

33. Racing cars are made stable by

a)

A.decreasing their mass

b)

B.increasing their speed

c)

C.lowering their center of gravity

d)

D.decreasing their width

34.

34. A point where the whole weight of the body appears to act vertically downward is called

a)

A.intersection point

b)

B.center of a mass

c)

C.friction

d)

D.center of gravity

35.

35. The maximum limit up to which stress is applied on the body without deformation is called

a)

A.limit

b)

B.elastic limit

c)

C.strain

d)

D.torque

36.

36. The ratio of stress to strain is

a)

A.1

b)

B.0

c)

C.3

d)

D.constant

37.

37. A cyclist of mass 30 kg exerts a force of 250 N to move his cycle. The acceleration is 4 ms−2. The force of friction between the road and tires will be

a)

A.120 N

b)

B.130 N

c)

C.150N

d)

D.115 N

38.

38. The force that produces an acceleration of 1 ms−2 in a body of the mass of 1 kg is called

a)

A.slow newton

b)

B.zero newton

c)

C.one newton

d)

Dtwo newton

39.

39. When a net force act on a body, it produces acceleration in the body in the direction of the net force which is directly proportional to the net force acting on the body and inversely proportional to its mass. This statement is called

a)

A.newton's 2nd law of motion

b)

B.newton's 1st law of motion

c)

C.newton's 3rd law of motion

d)

D.law of momentum

40.

40. Mass of a body (m) into acceleration (a) is equal to

a)

A.inertia

b)

B.displacement

c)

C.momentum

d)

D.force

41.

41. Once heats enter a body, it becomes its

a)

A.constant energy

b)

B.negative energy

c)

C.external energy

d)

Dinternal energy

42.

42. Heat is also called

a)

A.energy in stress

b)

B.energy in power

c)

C.energy in transit

d)

D.energy in elasticity

43.

43. The substance which has the greatest average kinetic energy is

a)

A.steel

b)

B.copper

c)

C.water

d)

D.lead

44.

44. Normal human body's temperature is

a)

A.30 °C

b)

B.37 °C

c)

C.42 °C

d)

D.32 °C

45.

45. Heat is also called

a)

A.temperature

b)

B.absence of heat

c)

C.energy in transit

d)

D.all of above

46.

46. In central heating systems, to carry thermal energy through pipes from the boiler to radiators we use

a)

A.hot water

b)

B.cold water

c)

C.mercury

d)

D.carbonates

47.

47. Thermal conductivity of air is

a)

A.0.026 Wm-1 K-1

b)

B.0.75 Wm-1 K-1

c)

C.0.59 Wm-1 K-1

d)

D1.58 Wm-1 K-1

48.

48. The quantity of thermal energy absorbed by a body for 1 kelvin increase in its temperature is known as

a)

A.pressure capacity

b)

B.heat capacity

c)

C.kinetic energy

d)

D.potential energy

49.

49. The energy that is transferred from one body to the other in thermal contact with each other as a result of the difference of temperature between them is called

a)

A.stress

b)

B.heat

c)

C.pressure

d)

D.temperature

50.

50. In liquid glass thermometer when bulb comes in contact with a hot object, the liquid inside it

a)

expands

b)

contracts

c)

remains same

d)

none of above