Font size
WorksheetsPhysics AS level Quiz
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is a wave?
A periodic disturbance in a material or space
A continuous flow of particles
A static position of particles
A random movement of particles
What is the formula for wave speed?
Speed = Wavelength / Frequency
Speed = Amplitude x Frequency
Speed = Frequency + Wavelength
Speed = Frequency x Wavelength
What is the phase difference for 1 wavelength?
45°
180°
360°
90°
What is the intensity of a wave defined as?
Rate of energy transmitted per unit area
Rate of wavelength per unit area
Rate of speed per unit area
Rate of frequency per unit area
What is the phenomenon associated with transverse waves?
Diffraction
Polarisation
Interference
Superposition
What occurs when two waves of the same type meet at a point?
Refraction
Absorption
Reflection
Superposition
What is maximised when a wave passes through a gap roughly equal to the size of the wavelength?
Polarisation
Interference
Diffraction
Superposition
What is the order of the maximum of diffraction given by the equation nλ = d sin θ?
n
θ
d
λ
What is the angle between the central maximum and a diffracted maxima in a diffraction grating?
14.7°
30°
45°
60°
What is the condition required for interference to occur?
Waves have different amplitudes and sources are coherent
Waves are of different types and sources are incoherent
Waves are of the same type and sources are coherent
Waves have different frequencies and sources are incoherent
What is the spreading out of waves when they pass through a gap or around an obstacle called?
Absorption
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
What is the wavelength of light separated into colors when looking through a diffraction grating?
Colors are separated by amplitude
Colors are not separated by wavelength
All colors have the same wavelength
Different colors have different wavelengths
What is the formula for the order of the greatest maximum of diffraction?
nλ = d sin θ
n = d sin θ / λ
d sin θ = nλ
θ = nλ / d
What is the main difference between standing waves and travelling waves?
Standing waves have varying frequency while travelling waves have constant frequency
Standing waves store energy while travelling waves transfer energy
Standing waves transfer energy while travelling waves store energy
Standing waves have constant amplitude while travelling waves vary
What is the path difference in interference?
Distance between two sources of waves
Distance between the wave source and the observer
Extra distance traveled by one wave compared to the other
Distance between nodes and antinodes
What is the purpose of the practical to determine the average speed of the object rolling down the ramp?
To identify errors and calculate speed with the correct associated error
To measure the length of the ramp
To determine the weight of the object
To calculate the acceleration of the object
How many significant figures are there in the number 0.0034?
1
4
2
3
What is the equation relating the Period of an oscillation to the mass?
𝑇2=4𝜋𝑚𝑘
𝑇2=4𝜋𝑘
𝑇2=4𝜋𝑘𝑚
𝑇2=4𝜋𝑚
What is the rule for significant figures regarding trailing zeros in a whole number with no decimal shown?
They are significant only if followed by a non-zero digit
They are not significant
They are significant only if preceded by a non-zero digit
They are significant
How should each column of a table be labeled?
With a quantity/unit and to two decimal places
With a quantity/unit and one less decimal place than the reading
With a quantity/unit and to the same number of decimal places as the reading
With a quantity/unit and to the nearest whole number
What is the formula for work done when a force acts on an object and makes it move?
Work = mass x acceleration
Work = power x time
Work = force x distance
Work = energy x time
What is the principle of conservation of energy?
Energy in a system decreases over time
Energy is always created in a system
Energy can be destroyed in a system
Total energy in a system remains constant
What is the efficiency of a system?
The useful energy output of a system
The ratio of total energy output to useful energy input
The ratio of useful energy output to total energy input
The total energy output of a system
What is power defined as?
Energy transferred per unit time
Distance covered per unit time
Force applied per unit time
Work done per unit time
What is the formula for gravitational potential energy changes in a uniform gravitational field?
ΔEP = ma
ΔEP = mgΔh
ΔEP = mv^2
ΔEP = Fv
What is potential energy?
Energy from light
Stored energy from an object
Energy from motion
Energy from heat
What is kinetic energy?
Energy from motion
Energy from position
Energy from charge
Energy from stress
What is the total energy equation when no work is done against friction and gravity is the only force present?
Total Initial Energy = 0
Total Initial Energy > Total Final Energy
Total Initial Energy < Total Final Energy
Total Initial Energy = Total Final Energy
What changes occur in element X after it undergoes alpha decay?
The proton number increases by one, the mass number stays the same
The proton number decreases by one, the mass number stays the same
The proton number decreases by two, the mass number decreases by four
The proton number stays the same, the mass number stays the same
What changes occur in element X after it undergoes beta minus decay?
The proton number increases by one, the mass number stays the same
The proton number decreases by one, the mass number stays the same
The proton number decreases by two, the mass number decreases by four
The proton number increases by one, the mass number decreases by one
What changes occur in element X after it undergoes beta plus decay?
The proton number increases by one, the mass number stays the same
The proton number decreases by one, the mass number stays the same
The proton number increases by one, the mass number deceases by one
The proton number stays the same, the mass number stays the same
The following element undergoes Beta minus radiation. Complete the nuclear equation.
60Co → 60Ni + β−+neutrino
60Co → 60Ni + β−+ antineutrino
60Co → 60Ni + β−+ electron
60Co → 60Ni + β−+ positron
Why was gold one of the first materials to be tested with this process?
It is ductile so it is easily formed into a thin sheet
It is heavy, so the nucleus would be heavy, ensuring that the nucleus was not ‘knocked out’ by the alpha particles.
What changes occur in element X after it undergoes beta plus decay?
Proton in the nucleus becomes a neutron
Electron created + emitted
RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS
PROTON NUMBER
What is the formula for density?
Density = Mass + Volume
Density = Mass / Volume
Density = Volume / Mass
Density = Mass x Volume
What is the equation for pressure in fluids?
Pressure = ρhg
Pressure = ρgΔh
Pressure = ρVg
Pressure = ρA
What principle states that an object immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced?
Boyle's Law
Archimedes' Principle
Newton's Third Law
Pascal's Law
What is the formula to calculate the upthrust force using Archimedes' principle?
Upthrust = ρgA
Upthrust = ρgh
Upthrust = ρVg
Upthrust = ρgV
What is the relationship between the weight of an object and the upthrust force when fully submerged in a fluid?
Upthrust = Weight of object
Upthrust > Weight of object
Upthrust = 0
Upthrust < Weight of object
What is the globally-agreed system of measurement units formally named in 1960?
Imperial System
Metric System
International System of Units
Customary System
What is the measure of how close a reading is to the true value of a quantity?
Resolution
Precision
Magnitude
Accuracy
What is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction?
Scalar
Speed
Distance
Vector
What is the equation to find the area under a velocity-time graph for constant acceleration?
Area = height x base
Area = 1/2 (A + B) x base
Area = 1/2 (u + v) x time
Area = velocity x time
What is the acceleration due to gravity acting on a projectile?
-9.8 m/s^2
9.8 m/s^2
1 m/s^2
0 m/s^2
What is the equation to find the displacement of a projectile in the vertical direction?
s = u sin θ
s = 1/2 (u + v) x t
s = 1/2 (u + v) x t
s = u + at
What is the equation to find the velocity using the gradient of a displacement-time graph?
v = u cos θ
v = u sin θ
v = u + at
v = u + at
What is the measure of how close a set of values are to each other when measured multiple times?
Magnitude
Precision
Resolution
Accuracy
What is the formula for calculating the horizontal velocity of a projectile?
u tanθ
u cosθ
u sinθ
u secθ
According to Newton's 1st law, an object will stay at rest or move with constant velocity unless acted upon by:
Friction
Unbalanced forces
Air resistance
Gravity
What is the formula for momentum?
mass x acceleration
force x time
acceleration x time
mass x velocity
In an elastic collision, what happens to the relative speed of approach and separation?
They are zero
Separation speed is greater
Approach speed is greater
They are equal
What is the principle of moments in equilibrium?
Resultant force is zero
Resultant torque is zero
Resultant force and torque are zero
Resultant force is maximum
In a 2D collision, what is the condition for an elastic collision?
Objects have different masses
Objects collide head-on
Objects move along different planes
Objects have same mass
What is the formula for torque of a couple?
Velocity x Time
Mass x Acceleration
Force x Time
Force x Distance
What is the unit of electric current?
Joules
Coulombs
Watts
Ampere
What is the charge of each electron?
1C
6.25x1018C
1.6x10-19C
1/2 e
What is the principle that the charge of any object is an integer multiple of the elementary charge?
Kirchhoff's Law
Faraday's Law
Ohm's Law
Charge Quantisation
What is the unit of potential difference?
Volts
Joules
Watts
Coulombs
What is the formula for electrical power?
P = V^2 / R
P = IR
P = I^2R
P = VI
What is the unit of resistance?
Ohms
Ampere
Volts
Watts
What is the consequence of Kirchhoff's first law?
Conservation of charge
Conservation of energy
Conservation of mass
Conservation of momentum
What is the formula for the combined resistance of resistors in series?
Rtotal = R1 + R2
1/Rtotal = 1/R1 + 1/R2
Rtotal = R1 * R2
Rtotal = R1 / R2
What is the principle of a potential divider circuit based on?
Conservation of mass
Conservation of momentum
Conservation of energy
Conservation of charge
What does a potentiometer act as in a circuit?
Inductor
Variable resistor
Current source
Voltage source
What is the formula for the spring constant k?
F / x
F * x
F + x
F - x
What does Young's Modulus represent?
Volume of a material
Density of a material
Stiffness of a material
Temperature of a material
What is the point at which a spring is permanently deformed known as?
Elastic limit
Elastic deformation
Plastic deformation
Young's Modulus
What does the area under the force-extension graph represent?
Speed of deformation
Temperature change
Time taken
Work done
What is the formula for strain energy when a material is deformed within its limit of proportionality?
kx
1/2 Fx
1/2 kx
Fx^2
