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Physics Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lightning is generally hotter than the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which travels FASTER?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

3.

What does a MANOMETER measure?

a)

voltage

b)

temperature

c)

pressure

d)

LOVE <3

4.

In an Ohmic device, lower resistance with the same voltage implies ________ current.

a)

higher

b)

lower

5.

You woke up late for school because you stayed up all night chatting with your crush. You only have 15 minutes to travel from your place to the school, which is 12 kilometers away. What should be your average speed to get there exactly in time?

a)

0.80 km/min

b)

0.80 m/s

c)

0.80 kph

d)

0.80 min/km

6.

As we cut down an object into smaller pieces, what happens to the total area?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

7.

The Eiffel Tower is slightly taller in summer than in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does the prefix "nano-" stand for?

a)

10910^9

b)

10610^{-6}

c)

10910^{-9}

d)

10310^{-3}

9.

Lightning cannot hit the same spot twice.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In the circuit here, the value of R1 is 1 megaohm. What is the current in the resistor if the voltage source is rated at 1 kV?

a)

1 MA

b)

1 GA

c)

1 mA

d)

1 A

11.

This theory on the origin of the universe states that the it expanded from a single point object with extreme temperature and density.

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Steady State Theory

c)

Big Crunch Theory

d)

String Theory

12.

The earth _______ on its axis and _________ around the sun.

a)

orbits; revolves

b)

rotates; spins

c)

rotates; revolves

d)

revolves; revolves

13.

Which image represents HIGH accuracy and HIGH precision?

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

Which scientist is famous for his cat in the box thought experiment?

a)

Erwin Smith

b)

Erwin Schrodinger

c)

Max Planck

d)

Richard Feynman

15.

A cow, that we assume to be spherical as shown in the image, has a radius of 2.0 meters and mass 1,500 kg. What is the density of this very normal cow?

a)

0.022 mLkg0.022\ \frac{mL}{kg}

b)

45 kgmL45\ \frac{kg}{mL}

c)

0.022 m3kg0.022\ \frac{m^3}{kg}

d)

45 kg m345\ \frac{kg\ }{m^3}