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Physics General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.
a)
Stay at rest
b)
Increase Velocity
c)
Decrease Mass
2.
A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
a)
the acceleration of gravity is greater on the  crumpled paper.
b)
there is more air resistance against the flat paper.
c)

the crumpled paper has a higher mass.

d)

the crumpled paper has a lower mass.

3.

Who is the scientist who came up with the Laws of Motion?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

John Dalton

d)

Thomas Edison

4.
 The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What is occurring from point A to point B?
a)
they are traveling at a constant speed
b)
they are decreasing in speed
c)
they stopped to take a break
5.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
6.

What is the unit of measurement for energy?

a)

Newton (N)

b)

m/s

c)

Joule (J)

d)

Work (W)

7.
Which statement is true about a series circuit?
a)
It has only one path for the electrical current to flow.
b)
It has many paths for the electrical current to flow.
c)
The electrical current gets stronger.
d)
The electrical current gets weaker.
8.
What kind of circuit is in the picture?
a)
Series circuit 
b)
Simple circuit 
c)
Complex circuit 
d)
Parallel circuit 
9.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes
c)
Ohms
10.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
11.

What type of energy is associated with the motion of an object?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Nuclear energy

12.

What is the fundamental force responsible for keeping objects on Earth's surface?

a)

Thrust

b)

Air resistance

c)

Gravity

13.

Current =

a)

Resistance / Voltage

b)

Voltage * Resistance

c)

Voltage / Resistance

14.

Which of these are not true about parallel circuits?

a)

the current is not shared between all of the loops.

b)

All the components get their full source of voltage

c)

In a parallel circuit, if one of the lamps fuse out, the whole curcuit will continue to still work.

15.

Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

16.

Which of the following is not the effect of the force ?

a)

change it's mass

b)

change it's shape

c)

change it's size

d)

change it's motion direction

17.
Metals are good conductors of electricity because
a)
they contain free electrons
b)
the atoms are lightly packed 
c)
they have high melting point
d)
all of the above
18.

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called __________

a)

Outer planets

b)

Inner planets

c)

Jovian planets

d)

Small planets

19.

Defintion Of Momentum

a)

The motion of a moving object measured as a project of the mass and velocity

b)

The motion of a balanced object measured as a project of mass and velocity

c)

The motion of a unbalanced object measured as a project of the mass

d)

The motion of a moving object

20.

Which of these are not true about series circuits?

a)

The current is shared between all the components

b)

If one of the bulb fuse, the second bulb will continue to work

c)

the voltage is shared between all the components