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Physics Quiz

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the equation that links gravitational field strength, mass and weight?

a)

weight = mass x gravitational field strength

b)

weight = mass ÷ gravitational field strength

c)

weight = gravitational field strength ÷ mass

2.

What is the equation that links distance, force, and work done?

a)

work done = force x distance

b)

work done = force ÷ distance

c)

work done = distance ÷ force

3.

What is the equation that links extension, force applied to a spring, and spring constant?

a)

force applied to a spring = spring constant x extension

b)

force applied to a spring = spring constant ÷ extension

c)

force applied to a spring = extension ÷ spring constant

4.

What is the equation that links distance, time, and velocity?

a)

velocity = time x distance

b)

velocity = distance ÷ time

c)

velocity = time ÷ distance

5.

What is the equation that links acceleration, change in velocity, and time?

a)

acceleration = change in velocity x time

b)

acceleration = change in velocity ÷ time

c)

acceleration = time ÷ change in velocity

6.

What is the equation that links acceleration, mass, and resultant force?

a)

resultant force = mass x acceleration

b)

resultant force = mass ÷ acceleration

c)

resultant force = acceleration ÷ mass

7.

What is the equation that links mass, momentum, and velocity?

a)

momentum = mass x velocity

b)

momentum = mass ÷ velocity

c)

momentum = velocity ÷ mass

8.

What is the momentum of a toy car of mass 500 g, travelling at a velocity of 30 m/s?

a)

0.15 kgm/s

b)

15 kgm/s

c)

15 000 kgm/s

d)

15 000 000 kgm/s

9.

What is the unit of work?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

meter

10.

What is the resultant force in this diagram?

a)

17 N, right

b)

17 N, left

c)

23 N, right

d)

12 N, up

11.

What equation links distance, speed, and time?

a)

speed = time ÷ distance

b)

speed = distance ÷ time

c)

speed = distance x time

d)

speed = time x distance

12.

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

a)

km/s

b)

m/s^2

c)

mi/hr

d)

ft

13.

Which of these can be measured in meters per second (m/s)?

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

14.

Calculate the average speed (in m/s) if a cheetah runs 180 metres in 10 seconds.

a)

198 m/s

b)

170 m/s

c)

12 m/s

d)

18 m/s

15.

Of the following, which is a vector?

a)

Mass

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

16.

Acceleration is defined as the "change in..."

a)

the time it takes to move from one place to another.

b)

velocity of an object.

c)

distance, divided by the time taken.

d)

velocity, divided by the time taken.

17.

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?

a)

0 m/s

b)

40 m/s^2

c)

-40 m/s^2

d)

40 m/s

18.

A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

a)

750 seconds

b)

35 seconds

c)

0.3 seconds

d)

3.3 seconds

19.

A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the acceleration?

a)

-7.5 m/s

b)

-7.5 m/s^2

c)

-0.5 m/s^2

d)

0.5 m/s

20.

A spring has a spring constant of 5 N/cm. What is its extension when loaded with 15 N?

a)

3 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

3 m

d)

5 m

21.

Which statement is true about a moving object?
When an object is ....

a)

...accelerating, the resultant force acting on it must be zero

b)

... moving at a steady speed, the air resistance acting on it must equal zero

c)

... moving at a steady speed, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero

d)

... moving, there must be a resultant force acting on it.

22.

A woman lifts 20 bricks, each of weight 6N. What other information is needed to calculate the useful work done in lifting the bricks?

a)

the distance she lifts the bricks

b)

the mass of the bricks

c)

the time taken to lift the bricks

d)

the volume of the bricks

23.

How far does the car travel before it reaches a steady speed?

a)

10m

b)

20m

c)

100m

d)

200m

24.

Which statement is correct about a bottle of water?

a)

its mass at the North Pole is different from its mass at the Equator

b)

its mass is measured in newtons

c)

its weight and mass are the same thing

d)

its weight is one of the forces acting on it

25.
a)
  A
b)
  B
c)
  C
d)
  D
26.

Which statement about mass and weight is correct?

a)

Mass and weight are both forces

b)

Neither mass nor weight is a force

c)

Only mass is a force

d)

Only weight is a force

27.
a)
   A
b)
  B
c)
   C
d)
   D
28.

In a race, a car travels 60 times around a 3.6 km track. This takes 2.4 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

a)

1.5 km/h

b)

90 km/h

c)

144 km/h

d)

216 km/h

29.

Which quantity is measured in newtons?

a)

density

b)

energy

c)

pressure

d)

weight

30.

Two forces act on an object. In which situation is it IMPOSSIBLE for the object to be in equilibrium?

a)

The two forces act in the same direction

b)

The two forces act through the same point

c)

The two forces are of the same type

d)

The two forces are the same size

31.

What is the equation that links gravitational field strength, mass, and weight?

a)

weight = mass x gravitational field strength

b)

weight = mass ÷ gravitational field strength

c)

weight = gravitational field strength ÷ mass

32.

What is the equation that links distance, force, and work done?

a)

work done = force x distance

b)

work done = force ÷ distance

c)

work done = distance ÷ force

33.

What is the equation that links extension, force applied to a spring, and spring constant?

a)

force applied to a spring = spring constant x extension

b)

force applied to a spring = spring constant ÷ extension

c)

force applied to a spring = extension ÷ spring constant

34.

What is the equation that links distance, time, and velocity?

a)

velocity = time x distance

b)

velocity = distance ÷ time

c)

velocity = time ÷ distance

35.

What is the equation that links acceleration, change in velocity, and time?

a)

acceleration = change in velocity x time

b)

acceleration = change in velocity ÷ time

c)

acceleration = time ÷ change in velocity

36.

What is the equation that links acceleration, mass, and resultant force?

a)

resultant force = mass x acceleration

b)

resultant force = mass ÷ acceleration

c)

resultant force = acceleration ÷ mass

37.

What is the equation that links mass, momentum, and velocity?

a)

momentum = mass x velocity

b)

momentum = mass ÷ velocity

c)

momentum = velocity ÷ mass

38.

What is the momentum of a toy car of mass 500 g, travelling at a velocity of 30 m/s?

a)

0.15 kgm/s

b)

15 kgm/s

c)

15 000 kgm/s

d)

15 000 000 kgm/s

39.

What is the unit of work?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

meter

40.

What is the resultant force in this diagram?

a)

17 N, right

b)

17 N, left

c)

23 N, right

d)

12 N, up

41.

What equation links distance, speed, and time?

a)

speed = time ÷ distance

b)

speed = distance ÷ time

c)

speed = distance x time

d)

speed = time x distance

42.

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

a)

km/s

b)

m/s^2

c)

mi/hr

d)

ft

43.

Which of these can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

44.

Calculate the average speed (in m/s) if a cheetah runs 180 metres in 10 seconds.

a)

198 m/s

b)

170 m/s

c)

12 m/s

d)

18 m/s

45.

Of the following, which is a vector?

a)

Mass

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

46.

Acceleration is defined as the "change in..."

a)

the time it takes to move from one place to another.

b)

velocity of an object.

c)

distance, divided by the time taken.

d)

velocity, divided by the time taken.

47.

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?

a)

0 m/s

b)

40 m/s^2

c)

-40 m/s^2

d)

40 m/s

48.

A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

a)

750 seconds

b)

35 seconds

c)

0.3 seconds

d)

3.3 seconds

49.

A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the acceleration?

a)

-7.5 m/s

b)

-7.5 m/s2

c)

-0.5 m/s2

d)

0.5 m/s

50.

A spring has a spring constant of 5 N/cm. What is its extension when loaded with 15 N?

a)

3 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

3 m

d)

5 m

51.

Which type of wave is illustrated in the diagram?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Slinky

c)

Transverse

d)

Water

52.

Which of the following are examples of transverse waves?

a)

Gamma waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

c)

Ultraviolet waves

d)

Sound waves

e)

Visible light

53.

Which letter(s) represents the wavelength of the wave?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

54.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

0.20 m

b)

0.40 m

c)

2.0 s

d)

4.0 s

55.

What is the time period of this wave?

a)

0.20 m

b)

0.40 m

c)

2.0 s

d)

4.0 s

56.

What is the frequency of this wave?

a)

0.25 Hz

b)

0.50 Hz

c)

2.0 s

d)

4.0 s

57.

Which of the following is the wave equation used to find wave speed?

a)

T = 1/f

b)

f = 1/T

c)

v = f/λ

d)

V = f x λ

58.

The time period of this wave is 2 seconds. What is the wave speed?

a)

1.0 m/s

b)

2.0 m/s

c)

4.0 m/s

d)

8.0 m/s

59.

A gamma ray has a frequency of 1.0 x 10 20 Hz and travels at 3.0 x 10 8 m/s. What is it’s wavelength?

a)

3.3 x 10 -13 m

b)

3.0 x 10 -12 m

c)

3.3 x 10 11 m

d)

3.0 x 10 12 m

60.

Max is sitting in his boat observing water waves enter the harbour. He counts 20 waves passing into the harbour in one minute. What is the frequency?

a)

0.33 Hz

b)

3.0 Hz

c)

20 Hz

d)

1200 Hz

61.

All waves transfer energy?

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Which of the following is the correct order for the electromagnetic spectrum shown above?

a)

Gamma, X-ray, UV, Visible, IR, Microwave, Radio

b)

Radio, IR, Microwave, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

c)

Gamma, UV, X-ray, Visible, IR, Microwave, Radio

d)

Radio, Microwave, IR, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

63.

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

a)

Gamma

b)

X-ray

c)

Radio

d)

Microwave

64.

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation has the largest frequency?

a)

Gamma

b)

X-ray

c)

Radio

d)

Microwave

65.

Which of the following do all regions of the electromagnetic spectrum have in common?

a)

Travel at the speed of light (3.0 x 10 8 m/s)

b)

Cannot travel in a vacuum

c)

Can be reflected, refracted and polarised

d)

Need a medium to travel in

66.

Other than scanning for broken bones, which of the following is a use of gamma radiation?

a)

Night vision equipment

b)

Destroying bacteria in water chillers

c)

Satellite communication

d)

Location of tumours

67.

Which of the following is a danger of UV radiation?

a)

Causes skin cancer

b)

Causes hearing damage

c)

Easily absorbed by water in the body’s cells

d)

Can cause cancer of the brain

68.

Other than cooking food, which of the following is a use of microwave radiation?

a)

Night vision equipment

b)

Destroying bacteria in water chillers

c)

Satellite communication

d)

Location of tumours

69.

Which of the following is a danger of IR radiation?

a)

Causes burns

b)

Causes hearing damage

c)

Easily absorbed by water in the body’s cells

d)

Causes cancer

70.

Which of the following are dangers of visible light?

a)

Can cause damage to the retina

b)

Easily absorbed by water in the cells of the body

c)

Causes cancer

d)

Can burn corneas

71.

What is the Equation for Weight?

a)

Weight = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength

b)

Weight = Mass / Gravitational Field Strength

c)

Weight = Gravitational Field Strength / Mass

72.

What is the Equation for Work Done?

a)

Work Done = Force x Distance

b)

Work Done = Force / Distance

c)

Work Done = Distance / Force

73.

What is the Equation for Force applied to a Spring?

a)

Force applied to a Spring = Spring Constant x Extension

b)

Force applied to a Spring = Spring Constant / Extension

c)

Force applied to a Spring = Extension / Spring Constant

74.

What is the Equation for a Moment of a Force?

a)

Moment of a Force = Force x Distance

b)

Moment of a Force = Force / Distance

c)

Moment of a Force = Distance / Force

75.

What is the Equation for Pressure?

a)

Pressure = Force x Area of Surface

b)

Pressure = Force / Area of Surface

c)

Pressure = Area of Surface / Force

76.

What is the Equation for Acceleration?

a)

Acceleration = Change in Velocity x Time

b)

Acceleration = Change in Velocity / Time

c)

Acceleration = Time / Change in Velocity

77.

What is the Equation for Resultant Force?

a)

Resultant Force = Mass x Acceleration

b)

Resultant Force = Mass / Acceleration

c)

Resultant Force = Acceleration / Mass

78.

What is the Equation for Momentum?

a)

Momentum = Mass x Velocity

b)

Momentum = Mass / Velocity

c)

Momentum = Velocity / Mass

79.

What is the Equation for Kinetic Energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass x Speed²

b)

Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass² x Speed

c)

Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass² / Speed

80.

What are Equations for Gravitational Potential Energy?

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength x Height

b)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Weight x Height

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength / Height

d)

Gravitational Potential Energy = Weight / Height

81.

Which are the Equations for Power?

a)

Power = Energy Transferred / Time

b)

Power = Work Done / Time

c)

Power = Energy Transferred x Time

d)

Power = Work Done x Time

82.

What is the Equation for Wave Speed?

a)

Wave Speed = Wave Length x Frequency

b)

Wave Speed = Wave Length / Frequency

c)

Wave Speed = Frequency / Wave Length

83.

What is the Equation for Charge Flow?

a)

Charge Flow = Current x Time

b)

Charge Flow = Current / Time

c)

Charge Flow = Time / Current

84.

What is another Equation for Power?

a)

Power = Potential Difference x Current

b)

Power = Potential Difference / Current

c)

Power = Current / Potential Difference

85.

What is another Equation for Power?

a)

Power = Current² x Resistance

b)

Power = Resistance² x Current

c)

Power = Resistance² / Current

86.

What are the Equations for Energy Transferred?

a)

Energy Transferred = Power x Time

b)

Energy Transferred = Power / Time

c)

Energy Transferred = Charge Flow x Potential Difference

d)

Energy Transferred = Charge Flow / Potential Difference

87.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

88.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
89.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
90.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
91.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
92.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
93.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
94.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
95.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
96.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
97.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
98.

Which wave in the diagram has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

99.

Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

100.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
101.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
102.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
103.

What is the term describing regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space?

a)

crest

b)

energy

c)

wave

d)

trough

104.

Through which material does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

d)

vacuum

105.

What is the term when a wave strikes and object and bounces off (example echo).

a)

medium

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

interference

106.

What is the term describing when a wave bends, as it passes through at an angle, from one medium to another. (example: pencil in a glass of water)

a)

medium

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

interference

107.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
108.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
109.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
110.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
111.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
112.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
113.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy. 
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
114.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
115.

Mobile phones use _____________ waves for the signal to link to the mobile network.

a)

Microwaves

b)

Gamma

c)

XRays

d)

Radio

116.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
117.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
118.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
119.
If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...
a)
Moving towards the Earth
b)
Moving away from the Earth
c)
This is a trick question that cannot be answered
d)
It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.
120.
The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.
a)
Redshift
b)
Blueshift
c)
Turbulance
d)
Superposition
121.
What best describes the doppler effect?
a)
An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer
b)
When sound changes pitch
c)
When light changes color
d)
An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.
122.
Which discovery(ies) came from our understanding redshift/ blueshift?
a)
The universe is expanding
b)
Most galaxies are moving away from us
c)
Andromeda galaxy will collide with the Milky way in 3.75 billion years
d)
All of the above (and many more)
123.
A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror and the angle of incidence is 25 degrees. What is the angle of reflection?
a)
A. 0 degrees
b)
B. 50 degrees
c)
C. 90 degrees
d)
D. 25 degrees
124.
________is when a surface directs light beams in different directions.
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffuse reflection
c)
Absorption
125.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
126.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
127.
Why can you not hear sound in space?
a)
Distance is to great
b)
It has no medium
c)
The medium is too thin
128.

For Electromagnetic waves (EM waves). As frequency increases, the ___________ decreases.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

brightness

d)

sound

129.

What is the correct order for the electromagnetic spectrum? (select two)

a)

Radio, Micro, UV, Visible, IR, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, UV, Visible, IR, Micro, Radio

c)

Radio, Micro, IR, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

d)

Gamma, X-ray, IR, Visible, UV, Micro, Radio

130.

What range of wavelength does the EM spectrum cover?(from radio waves to gamma rays)

a)

1015 to 10-4

b)

104 to 10-15

c)

108 to 10-8

d)

10 to 10-32

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