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Summer Senior N5 Physics

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the following number to 3 significant figures?

34.07

a)

34

b)

34.0

c)

34.1

d)

34.01

2.

What is the following number to 3 significant figures?

2.789

a)

2.80

b)

2.78

c)

2.79

d)

2.77

3.

What is the following number to 2 significant figures?

23500

a)

2300

b)

24

c)

24000

d)

2400

4.

What would you add to a number for the following prefix?

nano (n)

a)

x 10⁻²

b)

x 10⁻⁹

c)

x 10⁻⁶

d)

x 10⁹

5.

What would you add to a number for the following prefix?

kilo (k)

a)

x 10³

b)

x 10⁻³

c)

x 10⁶

d)

x 10⁻⁶

6.

What would you add to a number for the following prefix?

mega (M)

a)

x 10⁶

b)

x 10⁻⁶

c)

x 10⁹

d)

x 10³

7.

What would you add to a number for the following prefix?

micro (𝜇)

a)

x 10⁻²

b)

x 10⁻⁶

c)

x 10³

d)

x 10⁸

8.

What would you add to a number for the following prefix?

giga (G)

a)

x 10⁻⁴

b)

x 10⁻⁶

c)

x 10⁻⁹

d)

x 10⁹

9.

What would you add to a number for the following prefix?

milli (m)

a)

x 10³

b)

x 10⁶

c)

x 10⁻³

d)

x 10⁻⁹

10.

What is 12cm in metres?

a)

1.2m

b)

12m

c)

0.12m

d)

120m

11.

What are the SI units of mass?

a)

grams

b)

pounds

c)

kilograms

d)

newtons

12.

What are the SI units of distance?

a)

centimetres(cm)

b)

metres (m)

c)

miles

d)

kilometres (km)

13.

What are the SI units of time?

a)

milliseconds (ms)

b)

nanoseconds (ns)

c)

seconds (s)

d)

hours (hrs)

14.

What are the S1 units of weight?

a)

Newton (N)

b)

Kilogram (kg)

c)

Newtons per kilogram (N/kg)

15.

What is the symbol for time?

a)

T

b)

t

c)

S

d)

s

16.

What is the symbol for displacement?

a)

s

b)

m

c)

D

d)

S

e)

d

17.

Write the following number in scientific notation?

36000

a)

3.6 x 10³

b)

3.6 x 10⁴

c)

36 x 10²

d)

3 x 10⁴

18.

Write the following number in scientific notation?

0.0067

a)

6.7 x 10³

b)

67 x 10⁻²

c)

6.7 x 10⁻³

19.

What is the first thing you write when planning an investigation?

a)

Method

b)

Aim

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Results

20.

What is the definition of gravitational field strength?

a)

The amount of matter an object has

b)

The mass per unit weight

c)

The weight per unit mass

d)

The force due to gravity

21.

What should the conclusion in your scientific report do?

a)

LIst the equipment needed

b)

Show a table

c)

Show a graph

d)

Answer the aim

22.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

Energy cannot be created or (a)   .

23.

What is the definition of a planet?

a)

A bit rocky spherical object

b)

An object that orbits a planet outside our Solar System

c)

An object that orbits a planet

d)

An object that orbits a star

24.

What is a dwarf planet?

a)

A natural object that orbits a planet

b)

A planet like object that orbits a star but is not large enough to clear its orbital path of debris

c)

An irregular rocky object that orbits the Sun and does not fulfil the planetary critieria

25.

A reproducible experiment is one in which similar results can be obtained by...

a)

the same person

b)

another person

c)

no one else

d)

a dog

26.

Click ALL the things an experiment must be in order to be valid.

a)

reliable

b)

get the true value of what you're trying to find

c)

fair

d)

answer the aim

27.

What must you always do to make an experiment reliable?

a)

Use the correct precise equipment

b)

Make sure your aim is good

c)

Repeat the experiment at least 3 times

28.

Which is the definition of an exoplanet?

a)

A star orbited by planets

b)

All the galaxies

c)

A planet orbiting a star outside our solar system

29.

What type of graph will you be asked to draw in Physics?

a)

Line graph

b)

Scatter graph

c)

Bar graph

d)

HIstogram

30.

What is the top most popular holiday destination in the world?

a)

Dubia UAE

b)

Barcelona Spain

c)

Antalya Turkey

d)

USA

31.

What is the number one in the UK charts right now?

a)

George Ezra

b)

Elvis

c)

Ed Sheeran

d)

Sabrina Carpenter

32.

When doing a calculation in Physics you:

Read the question carefully.

Make a ​ (a)   with the information from the question and ​ (b)   the unknown quantity.

Choose the correct ​ (c)   from the relationship sheet.

Re-write the relationship ​ (d)   in the numbers from your data set.

Solve for the unknown quantity.

Give your answer with the correct ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
relationship
data set
question mark
substituting
units
33.

How much are you enjoying S4 Physics so far?

a)

Not much

b)

It's just okay

c)

Enjoying it

d)

Loving it!

34.

Match the following

a)

moon

1.

a natural object that orbits a star

b)

Sun

2.

The star at centre of our Solar System

c)

Star

3.

A large ball of very hot gases

d)

satellite

4.

A small object orbiting a larger object

35.

Reorder the following from small to large

a)

planet

b)

Sun

c)

solar system

d)

galaxy

e)

Universe

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
36.

What determines one year on a planet?

a)

The time for the planet to make 1 full rotation on its axis

b)

The time for the planet to make one complete orbit of its star

c)

The rotational speed of the planet

37.

What is the capital city of Spain

a)

Paris

b)

Barcelona

c)

Madrid

d)

Rome

38.

Which country does this flag belong to.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Ireland

d)

Italy

39.

Which planet is nearest to the Earth

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

40.

Which galaxy can Earth be found in.

a)

Twix

b)

Milky Way

c)

Andromeda

d)

Black Eye Galaxy

41.

What famous scientist developed the periodic table

a)

Isacc Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Charles Darwin

42.

What is this brand?

a)

LG

b)

GL

c)

lg

d)

gl

43.

A satellite is a type of has ​ (a)   as it has a constant horizontal ​ (b)   and a constant downwards vertical ​ (c)   of ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
projectile
velocity
acceleration
9.8 ms⁻²
upwards
3.0 x 10⁸ ms⁻²
44.

Distances in space are so enormous that we use the following to measure distances

a)

metres

b)

kilometres

c)

miles

d)

light years

45.

Label the forces acting on this rocket.

Assume there is not air resistance

46.

A satellite doesn't fly off into space because of​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
the force due to gravity
gravity
horizontal velocity
the engine thrust
47.

A satellite doesn't crash into space because​ (a)   is great enough.

Choose from the below words
the horizontal velocity
gravity
horizontal velocity
the engine thrust
48.

What is the period of a satellite?

a)

The time to make 6 complete orbits

b)

The time to make one complete orbit

c)

The speed of the satellite

d)

The acceleration of the satellite

49.

The period of a satellite increases with its ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
altitude
size
type
50.

A satellite has a changing vertical acceleration

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

As a satellite orbits the planet, its vertical velocity increases

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

The greater the altitude of a satellite the greater its orbital period

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

53.

A weather monitoring satellite would be best placed ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
in low earth orbit
medium earth orbit
above a fixed position on Earth
54.

Select all statement that are true for the international space station

a)

it's a planet

b)

it's satellite

c)

it's in low earth orbit

d)

it's a geostationary satellite

e)

it has many scientific labs on board

55.

Select all the uses of satellites

a)

Telecommunications

b)

GPS

c)

Weather forecasting

d)

Security information (spy satellites)

e)

Space exploration

56.

Satellite 1 has an altitude of 630 km and a period of 100 minutes.

Satellite 3 has an altitude of 200 km and a period of 40 minutes.

Satellite 2 has an altitude of 400 km - what could its period be?

a)

200 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

70 minutes

57.

Select all statement that are true for a geostationary satellite

a)

it stays in the same place above the Earth

b)

it is located near the equator

c)

it has a period of 12 hours

d)

it is located at an altitude of 36 000 km