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SINGLE AWARD PHYSICS QUIZ

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
__________ energy is the energy due to an object's position or condition
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
3.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
4.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
5.
Elastic potential energy is the ability to stretch or _________
a)
pull
b)
straighten
c)
compress
d)
stretch
6.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
both
d)
neither
7.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
8.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
D
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
9.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
10.
Which point has the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
11.
What is happening to the energy of the girl from point A to point B
a)
kinetic changes to potential
b)
potential changes to kinetic
c)
energy is lost
d)
energy is gained
12.
The law of conservation of energy means ________________________
a)
Energy CAN be created and destroyed or transformed
b)
Energy can be used up or transformed
c)
Energy CANNOT be created or destroyed, only transformed
d)
Energy cannot be transformed
13.
Why won't the roller coaster reach over the second hill?
a)
because it is going slow
b)
because energy cannot be created
c)
because it is going fast
d)
because energy cannot be destroyed
14.
Why can't the skater reach the same point where he was released when he goes up the other side of the ramp?
a)
because he is heavy
b)
because his mass is slowing him down
c)
because he gets tired
d)
because friction is slowing him down
15.
Which bowling ball has LESS kinetic energy
a)
8 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
they have the same amount of enery
d)
none of these
16.
Which has the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
a minicooper
b)
a semi truck
c)
a human
d)
a baby
17.
Which point has greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
18.
When does that ball have the greatest potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest? (assume there is no friction)
a)
1 and 5
b)
2 and 4
c)
3 
d)
4 and 5
21.
Pick the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
b)
Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
c)
This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
d)
This circuit will not work because there is no switch.
22.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
23.
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
a)
The other bulbs will go out.
b)
The other bulbs will stay on
c)
The other bulbs will get dimmer.
d)
The battery will become stronger.
24.
The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit. 
a)
Series Circuit 
b)
Parallel Circuit 
25.
Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs? 
a)
A
b)
B
26.
When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
open
d)
closed
27.
Does this statement best describe a parallel or a series circuit.
 
When more light bulbs are added they all remain bright. 
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Series circuit
28.
Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
29.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
30.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
31.
a)
Series circuit - Bulbs are lit
b)
Series circuit - Bulbs are off
c)
Parallel circuit - Bulbs are lit
d)
Parallel circuit - Bulbs are off
32.
This circuit does not work because…
a)
the bulbs are not connected properly
b)
the single cell is not powerful enough
c)
there is a break in the circuit
d)
there is a short crcuit
33.
How many different types of circuits are there? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
34.
what is this symbol for?
a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
35.
a)
closed series
b)
open series
c)
open parallel
d)
closed parallel
36.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
37.

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

a)

Sun and moon orbit Earth

b)

Earth and moon orbit Sun

c)

Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

d)

Earth and sun orbit moon

38.
What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
39.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
40.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
41.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
42.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
43.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
44.

Which planet is NOT one of the

"Gas Giants"?

a)

Uranus

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

45.

What is the largest planet in

our solar system?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

46.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
47.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
48.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
49.

Which outer planets have rings?

a)

Just Saturn

b)

Saturn and Jupiter

c)

Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn

d)

all 4 of the outer planets

50.
Which planet is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
51.

This table shows the rotation period and revolution period for 6 planets, and Earth’s moon, all relative to Earth’s periods. Which 2 planets have shorter days than Earth?

a)

Jupiter and Saturn

b)

Venus and Mercury

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Saturn and Moon

52.

How long ago was our solar system formed?

a)

10 million years ago

b)

4.6 million years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

2 billion years ago

53.

a small rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles

a)

nebula

b)

terrestrial planets

c)

collision

d)

asteroids

54.

the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System.

a)

Aristarchus

b)

accretion

c)

nebula

d)

heliocentric system

55.

a large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core. The gas giants of our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

planetesimals

c)

nebula

d)

gas giant planets

56.

The flow of heat due to a temperature difference is called...

a)

Heat Transfer

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

57.

Heat transfer is also called...

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

58.

When heat energy moves in a solid it is called....

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

59.

When the motion of particles in the hotter part transfer their energy through vibrations to nearby ones it is what type of heat transfer...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

60.

Touching a hot stove is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

61.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

62.

Walking without shoes on a hot day is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

63.

When heat energy moves in a liquids or gases it is called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

64.

The rising and sinking in fluids is called a

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection Current

c)

Radiation

65.

Boiling water is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

66.

A radiator heating a cold room is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

67.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

68.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

69.

When heat energy can travel in space by infrared or thermal radiation it is called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

70.

A type of heat transfer that does not rely on physical contact of substances is called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

71.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

72.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

73.

The higher the temperature the higher the...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

74.

The more heat the more the particles...

a)

Stay in a fixed psoition

b)

Vibrate

75.

This picture is an example of

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

All of the above

76.
a)

neutral live earth

b)

earth neutral live

c)

live earth neutral

d)

live neutral earth

77.

Select any and all that apply.

In a plug, the earthing wire is normally colored...

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Brown

d)

Green

e)

Yellow

78.

Select any and all that apply.

In a plug, the live wire is normally colored...

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Brown

d)

Green

e)

Yellow

79.

What is the voltage of mains power in the HK?

a)

110V

b)

220V

c)

230V

d)

260V

80.
a)

Its voltage alternates between 220 V and 0 V periodically.

b)

It is blue in colour.

c)

A fuse is fitted in it.

d)

The current flows through it in one direction only.

81.

Which label points to the Live Wire on the diagram ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

82.

Which label points to the Earth Wire on the diagram ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

83.

Which label points to the Neutral Wire on the diagram?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

84.

___________ distance is the total distance the vehicle

travels when you add the driver’s reaction time (thinking distance) and

the distance a vehicle travels under the braking force (braking distance)

a)

thinking

b)

stopping

c)

braking

85.

___________ is time it takes a person to process that they need to stop their vehicle.

a)

thinking distance

b)

stopping distance

c)

braking distance

d)

reaction time

86.

______________ is the distance your car will travel once you hit the brakes before it comes to a complete stop.

a)

thinking distance

b)

stopping distance

c)

braking distance

87.

Your stopping distance can be impacted by mass of your vehicle.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

A heavy vehicle will take ___________ time to stop than lighter vehicle because of it's momentum.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same amount of

89.

_________ distance = thinking distance + breaking distance

a)

thinking

b)

stopping

c)

accelerating

d)

braking

90.

What is the relationship that you can see between speed and total stopping distance?

a)

The faster you are travelling, the shorter the total stopping distance

b)

The slower you are travelling, the longer the total stopping distance

c)

Thinking distance increases a lot, and so does speed

d)

The faster you are going, the longer the total stopping distance

91.

 

If one car is travelling at 10m/s and the second car, of the same mass, is travelling at 15 m/s, which car will have the greatest stopping distance? (assuming that both have exactly the same reaction time)?

a)

car 1

b)

car 2

c)

both will take the same amount of time

92.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
93.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
94.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
95.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
96.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
97.

Segment A-B The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

98.

Segment C-D The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

99.

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started in the same place?

a)
b)
100.

In which of the following graphs below did one runner overtake (run past) the other?

a)
b)
c)
d)
101.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
102.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
103.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
104.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

105.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

106.

A measurement of how fast an object is moving with direction

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Vector

d)

Acceleration

107.
The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What was occurring from point B to point C?
a)
She was increasing her speed.
b)
She stopped for 4 minutes
c)
She was decreasing in speed
108.

Which of these graphs do not show the object staying still?

a)
b)
c)
d)
109.

Which is faster?

a)

walking

b)

skating

c)

biking

110.

Which scene matches the graph?

a)

Jonathon walked to his girlfriends house - stayed a while then walked home

b)

Justice rode her bike to the mall

c)

Yeshua walked home from school

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