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Physics Revison

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
2.

Who discovered the neutron?

a)

JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON

b)

ERNEST RUTHERFORD

c)

NEILS BOHR

d)

JAMES CHADWICK

3.

Who discover the electron?

a)

Dalton

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Bohr

4.

What is a negatively charged particle?

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

proton

d)

atom

5.

What is a positively charged particle?

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

proton

d)

atom

6.
In order of most to least penetrating radiation we have
a)
Alpha , Beta,  Gamma
b)
Beta , Gamma , Alpha
c)
Gamma, Beta, Alpha
d)
Gamma, Alpha, Beta
7.
Passes through paper, but can be stopped by a thin piece of aluminium
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
8.
Can be stopped by a piece of paper or a few centimeters of air
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
9.
The MOST penetrating type of radiation
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
10.
The MOST ionising type of radiation
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
11.
An electromagnetic wave
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
12.
A fast moving electron
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
13.
Made of 2 protons and 2 neutrons
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma
14.

About what proportion of alpha particles were backscattered? (Came straight back)

a)

1 in 100

b)

1 in 1000

c)

1 in 10000

d)

1 in 100000

15.

Alpha particles that came close to the nucleus were deflected. What did this prove?

a)

An atom is mostly empty space

b)

The nucleus is small

c)

The nucleus is positively charged

d)

Most of the mass is concentrated in the nucleus

16.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
17.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
18.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
19.

Why does oil float on top of the water in an oil spill?

a)

Oil has the same density of water

b)

Oil is less dense than water

c)

Oil is more dense than water

20.

What is the unit for Density?

a)

Grams (g)

b)

Milliliters (mL)

c)

Grams/Milliliter (g/mL)

21.

What is the unit for volume?

a)

Grams (g)

b)

Milliliters (mL)

c)

Grams/Milliliter (g/mL)

22.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

Grams (g)

b)

Milliliters (mL)

c)

Grams/Milliliter (g/mL)

23.

What is density?

a)

The amount of space an object takes up

b)

The amount of matter in a given space

c)

The amount of matter in an object

24.

What is volume?

a)

The amount of space an object takes up

b)

The amount of matter in a given space

c)

The amount of matter in an object

25.

What is mass?

a)

The amount of space an object takes up

b)

The amount of matter in a given space

c)

The amount of matter in an object

26.

Which box has a higher density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They both have the same density.

27.

What is the potential difference of the Earth wire?

a)

0V

b)

230V

c)

320V

28.

What is the potential difference of the neutral wire?

a)

0V

b)

230V

c)

320V

29.

What is the potential difference of the live wire?

a)

0V

b)

230V

c)

320V

30.

What is the job of the neutral wire?

a)

It brings the potential difference to the device

b)

It keeps the user safe

c)

It completes the circuit

31.

What is the job of the live wire?

a)

It brings the potential difference to the device

b)

It keeps the user safe

c)

It completes the circuit

32.

What is the job of the Earth wire?

a)

It brings the potential difference to the device

b)

It keeps the user safe

c)

It completes the circuit

33.

The earth wire is ___________ in colour.

a)

brown

b)

blue

c)

green and yellow

34.

The neutral wire is ___________ in colour.

a)

brown

b)

blue

c)

green and yellow

35.

The live wire is ___________ in colour.

a)

brown

b)

blue

c)

green and yellow

36.

The 3-pin plug consists of ________________________.

a)

the live pin

b)

the neutral pin

c)

the earth pin

37.

This circuit is...

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

38.

Where would you put a switch if you wanted to switch both bulbs on and off together?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

39.

If one of the bulbs in this circuit breaks, the other one will...

a)

Go off

b)

Stay on

40.

If one of the bulbs in this circuit breaks, the other one will...

a)

Go off

b)

Stay on

41.

Name the component

a)

battery

b)

switch

c)

wire

d)

variable resistor

42.

Name the component

a)

thermistor

b)

LDR

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

43.

Name the component

a)

thermistor

b)

LDR

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

44.

Name the component

a)

voltmeter

b)

ammeter

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

45.

Name the component

a)

fuse

b)

resistor

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

46.

Name the component

a)

fuse

b)

resistor

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

47.

Name the component

a)

fuse

b)

resistor

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

48.

Name the component

a)

voltmeter

b)

ammeter

c)

diode

d)

variable resistor

49.

Name the component

a)

voltmeter

b)

ammeter

c)

diode

d)

themistor