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PHYSICS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a physical quantity that has a magnitude but no direction?

a)

Vector

b)

Frame of reference

c)

Resultant

d)

Scalar

2.

Which form of nuclear radiation is most penetrating?

a)

They all have the same penetrating power

b)

Gamma

c)

Alpha

d)

Beta

3.

What is 1.2 kV in V?

(a)  

4.

A 1500 kg car is moving at 20 m/s. Calculate the energy in its kinetic store in Joules.

a)

30000J

b)

15000J

c)

300000J

d)

22500000J

5.

A 160 g cricket ball is moving at 40 m/s. Calculate the energy in its kinetic store.

a)

128000J

b)

3.2J

c)

3200J

d)

128J

6.

What are the S.I. units of measurement of distance?

a)

Millimeters

b)

meters

c)

inches

d)

centimeters

7.

A bar magnet is surrounded by a magnetic field. Where is the magnetic field strongest?

a)

At the poles of the magnet

b)

In the centre of the magnet


c)

At the south pole of the magnet

d)

At the north pole of the magnet

8.

How could the strength of the magnetic field in a solenoid be increased?

a)


Add an iron core

b)


Decrease the current flowing

c)

Decrease the number of coils on the solenoid

d)


Add an aluminium core

9.

A block of concrete is cuboid in shape and has a length of 0.5 m, width of 2 m and height of 1.5 m. Calculate the density of the concrete, given that its mass is 3600 kg.

a)


0.0004 kg/m³

b)

900 kg/m³

c)

2400 kg/m³

d)

5400 kg/m³

10.

What is meant by the term wavelength?

a)

The distance from the rest position to a peak

b)

The distance from a peak to the next peak

c)

The distance travelled by the wave each second

d)


The highest point on the wave