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Physics Interview

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 47mins

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1.

Convert 57,000,000 in scientific notation:

a)

5.7 x 107  

b)

5.7 x 10-7  

c)

5.7 x 106  

d)

5.7 x 10-6

2.

Convert the values to the indicated units  0.0056 km to mm

a)

56,000

b)

5,600

c)

560

d)

56

3.

What is the base unit and symbol of Luminous intensity?

a)

Mole, mo

b)

Kelvin, K

c)

Candela, Cd

d)

Meter, m

4.

Which of the following refers to how closely a measured value agrees with the correct value?

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Measurement

d)

Quantity

5.

If you weigh a given substance five times, and get 3.2 kg each time, then your measurement is:

a)

Accurate

b)

Precise

c)

Undefined

d)

None of the Choices

6.

The statement “Precision is independent of accuracy. You can be very precise but inaccurate. You can also be accurate but imprecise.” Is:

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Never true

7.

You perform an experiment to measure the temperature at which the water boils. The true value of temperature where water boils is 67 °C. You set up five containers of water and heat each one. At the instant the water boils you measured the temperature and got the following results:

 35°C 35°C 35°C 35°C 35°C

a)

High precision but low accuracy

b)

High precision and high accuracy

c)

Low precision and low accuracy

d)

High accuracy but low precision

8.

When scientists refer to experimental errors, they are not referring to what are commonly called mistakes, blunders, or miscalculations. Sometimes also referred to as the following except:

a)

  “illegitimate” errors

b)

  “human” errors

c)

“personal” errors

d)

“impractical” errors

9.

What type of error is depicted on the statement “The cloth tape measure that you use to measure the length of an object had been stretched out from years of use. (As a result, all of your length measurements were too small)”?

a)

Random Error

b)

Systematic Error

c)

Irregular Error

d)

Accidental Error

10.
Calculate 5.50 cm + 5.5 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
11 cm
b)
11.0 cm
c)
11.00 cm
d)
11.000 cm
11.

The first length measured in a laboratory experiment is 2.5 + 0.1 m and the second length 3.4 + 0.1 m. What is the uncertainty of the sum of the lengths?

a)

0.1 m

b)

0.2 m

c)

0.3 m

d)

0.4 m

12.

Product of Force and Speed is called

a)

Work

b)

Power

c)

Energy

d)

Force

13.

Work is equal to which of the following?

a)

The relation between force and its direction angle

b)

The product of time and force

c)

force divided by time

d)

The product of force, displacement and the cosine of the angle between them

14.

The work done by friction force is always

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

zero

d)

either positive or negative depending on the situation

15.

Two forces have magnitudes of 11 newtons and 5 newtons. The magnitude of their sum could NOT be equal to which of the following values?

a)

16 N

b)

5 N

c)

9 N

d)

7 N

16.

A ball leaves a girl's hand with an upward velocity of 6 meters per second. What is the maximum height of the ball above the girl's hand?

(a)  

17.

A boy throws a ball vertically upward with a velocity of 6 meters per second. How long does it take the ball to return to the boy's hand?

(a)  

18.

A certain machine exerts a force of 200 newtons on a box whose mass is 30 kilograms. The machine moves the box a distance of 20 meters along a horizontal floor. What amount of work does the machine do on the box?

(a)  

19.

With reference to a swinging pendulum, which among the following statements is correct when it is at bottom (middle of arc)?

a)

It has maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy

b)

It has zero kinetic energy

c)

It has maximum potential energy and minimum kinetic energy

d)

It has zero total energy

20.

Work done will NOT be zero in which of the following case/cases?

a)

When displacement is zero

b)

When angle between force and displacement vector is zero

c)

Whan angle between force and displacement vector is 90°

d)

When force is zero

21.

Light year is a unit of

a)

Time

b)

distance

c)

light

d)

intensity of light

22.

Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

a)

2 minutes

b)

4 minutes

c)

8 minutes

d)

06 minutes

23.

An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h and at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically at a point A on the ground a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is

a)

1200 m

b)

0.33 km

c)

3.33 km

d)

33 km

24.

How can you determine the electric field inside a conductor?

a)

Measure the force between two charges

b)

Measure the voltage between two points

c)

Measure the current between two points

d)

Measure the potential difference between two points

25.

What is the electric field at the center of a charged ring?

a)

It is zero

b)

It is constant

c)

It is proportional to the charge

d)

It is inversely proportional to the distance

26.

What two factors determine the strength of electric force?

a)

Charge and distance

b)

Voltage and current

c)

Voltage and distance

d)

Charge and current

27.

What is the formula for calculating electric force?

a)

F = ma

b)

F = Gm¹m²/r²

c)

F = q¹q²/r²      

d)

F = kq¹q²/r²

28.

What is the value of the electric force constant (k)?

a)

9.8 x 10⁹ N m²/C²

b)

9 x 10⁹ N m²/C²

c)

4.2 x 10⁹ N m²/C²

d)

8 x 10⁹ N m/C2

29.

What is the difference between electric force and magnetic force?

a)

Electric force is stronger than magnetic force

b)

Electric force is weaker than magnetic force

c)

Electric force is created by moving charges, while magnetic force is created by stationary                         charges

d)

Electric force is created by stationary charges, while magnetic force is created by moving charges

30.

What is the electric potential of a point charge?

a)

The amount of energy stored in the point charge

b)

The amount of work needed to move a unit of charge to the point charge

c)

The amount of voltage between the point charge and the ground

d)

The amount of charge stored in the point charge

31.

What is the effect of increasing the distance between two-point charges on their electric potential?

a)

The electric potential will decrease

b)

The electric potential will remain the same

c)

The electric potential will increase

d)

The electric potential will become negative

32.

How does electric potential vary with distance?

a)

It decreases with increasing distance

b)

It increases with increasing distance

c)

It remains constant with increasing distance

d)

It decreases with decreasing distance

33.

What is the electric potential if the electric field strength is 50 Volts/meter?

a)

50 Volts

b)

50 Joules

c)

50 Volts/meter

d)

50 Joules/meter

34.

What is the electric potential difference of a 0.3 farad capacitor with 0.3 coulombs of charge?

a)

0.3 V

b)

0 V

c)

1 V     

d)

3 V

35.

Calculate the amount of charge that flows from a 9V battery when it is connected to a 3 μf capacitor.

a)

2.5 x 10−⁴ C

b)

2.5 x 10−⁵ C

c)

2.7 x 10−⁵ C

d)

2.7 x 10−⁴ C

36.

What is the electric potential difference of a 0.3 farad capacitor with 0.3 coulombs of charge?

a)

0.3 V

b)

0 V

c)

1 V     

d)

3 V

37.

Calculate the capacitance of a capacitor that has two plates, with the dimensions 2 mm by 1 mm, separated by 0.5 mm.

a)

3.54×10−¹² F

b)

3.54×10−¹⁴ F

c)

3.54×10−¹⁵ F

d)

3.54×10−¹ᶟ F

38.

A 6 mC charge is placed in an electric field at a point where the magnitude of the electric field is 2.67 x 10⁷ N/C. Calculate the magnitude of the electrostatic force acting on the charge.

a)

1.6 x 10⁵ N

b)

1.6 x 10⁴ N

c)

1.5 x 10⁵ N

d)

1.5 x 10⁴ N