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Physics Paper 1 Multiple Choice

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A hot drink has what type of energy store?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

2.

A cyclist at the top of a hill has what type of energy store?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Chemical Potential Energy

c)

Elastic Potential Energy

d)

Gravitational Potential Energy

3.

Humans get their energy from has what type of energy store?

a)

Chemical Potential Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

4.

Energy stored in an atom's nucleus is what type of energy store?

a)

Atomic Energy

b)

Electrostatic Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Elemental Energy

5.

Energy stored in objects being stretched or squashed...

a)

Elastic Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

6.
What type of energy is stored in food and fuel?
a)
Chemical
b)
Thermal
c)
Potential
d)
Calories
7.

Batteries are an example of which type of energy store?

a)

Thermal

b)

Magnetic

c)

Chemical

d)

Gravitational potential

8.

Energy transferred by a force is a ​ (a)   transfer.

Choose from the below words
mechanical
electrical
heating
radiation
9.

Energy transferred through wires is an example of:

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

10.

Conduction, convection and radiation are examples of which energy transfer?

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

11.

A ball drops to the floor and makes a sound. Which form of energy transfer is this?

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

12.

Friction is which form of energy transfer?

a)

Mechanical transfer

b)

Electrical transfer

c)

Heating

d)

Radiation

13.

A cyclist starts at the top of the top of a hill and rolls to the bottom of the hill. His ​ (a)   energy store decreases. His ​ (b)   energy store increases. Energy is transferred ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
gravitational potential
kinetic
mechanically
chemical
thermal
electrically
by heating
14.

A battery is used to power a light bulb using wires.

The ​ (a)   store of the battery decreases. The ​ (b)   store of the light bulb increases. The energy is transferred ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
chemical
thermal
electrically
nuclear
heating
kinetic
15.

A car engine burns petrol and turns the wheels of a car.

The ​ (a)   store of the petrol decreases when burned in an engine. The ​ (b)   store of the wheels increases. The energy is transferred ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
kinetic
chemical
mechanically
electrically
gravitational potential
thermal
16.

The energy in which store decreases as a candle burns? 

a)

Chemical energy store

b)

Kinetic energy store

c)

Nuclear energy store

17.

The energy in which store increases as an elastic band is stretched? 

a)

Gravitational Potential

b)

Chemical

c)

Elastic

d)

Kinetic

18.

_________________ is when energy is transferred because a force moves an object through a distance. 

a)

Elastic

b)

Mechanically

c)

By radiation

d)

By heating

19.

_______________ is when energy is transferred due to charge flowing around a circuit. 

a)

Electrically

b)

Kinetic

c)

Mechanically

d)

By radiation

20.

________ is when energy is transferred between areas that have different temperatures. 

a)

By radiation

b)

By heating

c)

Mechanically

d)

Nuclear

21.

When you eat fruits and vegetables, the energy is stored as ...

a)

a. thermal energy

b)

b. food energy

c)

c. electrical energy

d)

d. chemical energy

22.
a.  Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
a)
A. Sound Energy
b)
B. Potential Energy
c)
C. Nuclear Energy
d)
D. Thermal energy
23.

Food, fuels and batteries have energy in this energy store

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Gravitational Potential

d)

Elastic

24.

A stretched rubber band has energy in this energy store

a)

Magnetic

b)

Electrostatic

c)

Elastic

d)

Nuclear

25.

Two negatively charged particles which are close together have energy in this energy store

a)

Electrostatic

b)

Magnetic

c)

Nuclear

d)

Elastic

26.

Energy which is transferred by a force moving an object through a distance

a)

Mechanically

b)

Electrically

c)

By Radiation

d)

By Heating

27.

Energy which is transferred by charges moving due to a potential difference (voltage)

a)

Mechanically

b)

Electrically

c)

By Radiation

d)

By Heating

28.

Shooting an arrow from a bow converts ____ into kinetic energy.

a)

Elastic potential energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Gravitational potential energy

d)

Thermal energy

29.

A ____ converts chemical energy into kinetic energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 150 kg object that is moving with a speed of 15 m/s?

(a)  

31.

An object has a kinetic energy of 25 J and a mass of 34 kg , how fast is the object moving?

(a)  

32.

An object moving with a speed of 35 m/s and has a kinetic energy of 1500 J, what is the mass of the object.

(a)  

33.

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 1200 kg object that is moving with a speed of 24 m/s?

(a)  

34.

An object has a kinetic energy of 14 J and a mass of 17 kg , how fast is the object moving?

(a)  

35.

You serve a volleyball with a mass of 2.1 kg. The ball leaves your hand with a speed of 30 m/s. The ball has (a)   energy. Calculate it.

36.

A cinder block is sitting on a platform 20 m high. It weighs 7.9 kg.

If the block fell of the platform, calculate its velocity just before it hit the ground.

(a)  

37.

A baby carriage is sitting at the top of a hill that is 21 m high. The carriage with the baby has a mass of 1.5 kg. The carriage has (a)   energy. Calculate it.

38.

A cart is loaded with a brick and pulled at constant speed along an inclined plane to the height of a seat-top. If the mass of the loaded cart is 3.0 kg and the height of the seat top is 0.45 meters, then what is the potential energy of the loaded cart at the height of the seat-top?

(a)  

39.

The potential energy of a 40 kg cannon ball is 14000 J. How high was the cannon ball to have this much potential energy?

(a)  

40.

What is the unit of measurement for resistance?

a)

Voltage

b)

Ampere

c)

Watts

d)

Ohms

41.
What is Resistance?
a)
the degree to which a circuit component opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation
b)
How hard the energy is pushed
c)
The amount of charges that pass by a given point per second
d)
None of the above
42.
Which resistor will prevent the most current flow?
a)
1 ohm
b)
100 ohms
c)
1000 ohms
d)
0.5k ohms
43.
How does resistance affect current?
a)
less resistance - less current
b)
more resistance - less current
c)
more resistance - more current
d)
resistance does not affect current
44.
What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery
a)
1 Ohm
b)
3 Ohms
c)
4 Ohms
d)
12 Ohms
45.

What happens to resistance when the length of the wire increases?

a)

Stays the same

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

46.

How do you calculate resistance?

a)

Current x Voltage

b)

Voltage x Power

c)

Voltage ÷ Current

d)

Current ÷ Voltage

47.

What effect does a hotter temperature have on resistance?

a)

No effect

b)

Increases resistance

c)

Decreases resistance

d)

Stays the same

48.

What other factor of a wire could affect its resistance?

a)

Material its made of

b)

How shiny it is

c)

Colour

49.

How do you calculate current from voltage and resistance?

a)

Current = voltage x resistance

b)

Current = resistance x power

c)

Current = voltage ÷ resistance

d)

Current = resistance ÷ voltage

50.

How much charge flows through a wire in 80s if the current is a constant 5.4A?

a)

432C

b)

360C

c)

524C

d)

344C

51.
If the current through a circuit is 2 A and the resistance of a light bulb in the circuit is 10 Ohms, what is the voltage difference across the light bulb?
a)
5 V
b)
12 V
c)
0.2 V
d)
20 V
52.
How many volts are in a circuit with a battery that has a resistance of 10 Ohms and a current of 2 Amps? 
a)
.5 Volts
b)
5 Volts
c)
20 Volts
53.

Calculate the power rating of an electric toaster that uses 210 000 J while toasting bread for 140 s

a)

1500 J

b)

1200 W

c)

1500 W

d)

1300 J

54.
what is the power of a lamp whose current is 6 A and the voltage across it is 120 V?
a)
120 W
b)
720 W
c)
16 W
d)
10 W
55.

A heater uses 10J of electric energy in one second. How many watts of power does this heater consume in 5 seconds?

56.

What is the energy transferred when a 2000 C of charge pass through a 230 V kettle?

a)

460 000 J

b)

8.7 J

c)

2 230 J

d)

2000 J

57.

A kettle uses 100J of electrical energy to produce 7J of sound energy and 93J of thermal energy. How efficient is the kettle?

a)

100%

b)

7%

c)

93%

d)

95%

58.

A hairdryer uses 300J of energy to produce 60J of sound energy and 240J of thermal energy. Calculate it's efficiency.

a)

80%

b)

90%

c)

20%

d)

100%

59.

How much energy is wasted as sound?

a)

350J

b)

450J

c)

250J

d)

550J

60.

How much energy is wasted as thermal energy

a)

24

b)

16

c)

14

d)

12

61.

What is the efficiency?

a)

2%

b)

20%

c)

5%

d)

15%

62.

Which of the following shows current travelling in only one direction?

a)
b)
c)
63.

Where should an ammeter be located to correctly measure the TOTAL current?

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

64.

Where should an voltmeter be positioned to correctly measure the TOTAL voltage?

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

65.

Where should an voltmeter be positioned to correctly measure the voltage across a wire? (the wire is shown as a zigzag line)

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

66.

As the length of a wire increases, the resistance of the wire will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

67.

As the diameter of a wire increases, the resistance of the wire will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

68.

Match the following wires to the correct color and potential

a)

0 V - Blue wire

1.

Neutral

b)

0 V - Green wire

2.

Earth

c)

230 V - Brown wire

3.

Live

69.

Label the wires

70.

Which of the three wires is safe and appropriate to touch?

a)

Live

b)

Neutral

c)

Earth

d)

None. you should never poke at electrical sockets.

71.

What is the independent variable

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

72.

What is the dependent variable

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

73.

What is a control variable

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

74.

How can we reduce the problem of thermal energy passing on to the beaker and into the air?

a)

By using an insulator with a higher thermal conductivity

b)

By using an insulator with a lower thermal conductivity

c)

By using a larger beaker

d)

By using a smaller beaker

75.

If you don't have a joulemeter, how do you find the energy in the circuit?

a)

E = power/time

b)

E = current x voltage

c)

E = power x time

d)

E = current x time

76.

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

a)

66.5 J

b)

665 J

c)

0.0266 J

d)

0.665 J

77.

What would heat up the fastest if left out in the sunlight on a clear, summer day?

a)

Liquid Water

b)

Dry Air

c)

Lead

d)

Granite

78.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
79.
A material was cooled from 100ºC to 40ºC.  What is the temperature change?
a)
60ºC
b)
40ºC
c)
-60ºC
d)
-40ºC
80.
Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?
a)

Object A, it has a lower specific heat

b)

Object B, it has a lower specific heat

c)

Object A, it has a higher specific heat

d)

Object B, it has a higher specific heat

81.

2 kg of glass at a temperature of 20°C is given 84 000 J. What is the final temperature?

a)

+50°C

b)

-50°C

c)

-30°C

d)

70°C

e)

20°C

82.

What state is the matter between C and D

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

e)

Not enough information to say

83.

What state is the matter in at E?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

e)

Not enough information to say

84.

What does section C show?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensing

d)

Freezing

e)

None of these options

85.

How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 grams of lead from 25°C to 35°C? [specific heat (c) = 0.129 J/(g•°C)]

a)

6.45 J/(g•°C)

b)

6.45 J

c)

16.1 J/(g•°C)

d)

d.16.1 J

86.

How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 grams of lead from 25°C to 35°C? [specific heat (c) = 0.129 J/(g•°C)]

a)

6.45 J/(g•°C)

b)

6.45 J

c)

16.1 J/(g•°C)

d)

d.16.1 J

87.

The heat absorbed by melting a solid is known as

a)

latent heat of fusion

b)

latent heat of solid

c)

latent heat of liquid

d)

latent heat of vaporisation

88.

How much energy is required to change 5 kg of ice at 0 °\degree C into water at the same temperature? (latent heat of fusion is 3.36 X 10610^6 J/kg )

a)

16.1 XundefinedJ

b)

16.8 XundefinedJ

c)

15.1 Xundefinedcal

d)

16.8 Xundefinedcal

89.

How much energy is required to melt down a 2000 g of mercury?(latent heat of fusion is 1.14 x  10410^4 J/kg)

a)

2.55  x undefinedJ

b)

2.28 x undefinedJ

c)

2,280 x undefinedJ

d)

3.28  x undefinedJ

90.

Consider the following temperature-time graph when a solid is heated. which part of the graph involves latent heat of vaporization?

a)

Part I

b)

Part II

c)

Part III

d)

Part IV

91.

Who said: Atomic model was solid, and stated all atoms differ in size, shape, mass, position and arrangement, with a void exists between them.

a)

Democritus

b)

Thompson

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

92.

Who said: Atoms are small and indivisible.

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thompson

d)

Rutherford

93.

What is golden foil experiment about?

a)

Electrons are bombarding a golden foil and some of them go through, but others are scattered.

b)

Protons are bombarding a golden foil and some of them go through, but others are scattered.

c)

Alpha particles are bombarding a golden foil and some of them go through, but others are scattered.

d)

Beta particles are bombarding a golden foil and some of them go through, but others are scattered.

94.

What was discovered by golden foil experiment?

a)

Atom is like a plum pudding where pudding is the positive particle and plums are the electrons

b)

Electron are orbiting around the nucleus

c)

Electrons are on different energy levels

d)

Atom is empty, and it has a positive nucleus

95.

What is wrong in planetary model?

a)

If electrons loose energy, they would fall on the nucleus but they don's

b)

We can't say where electrons will be in different time like we can predict the position of the planets

c)

Electrons are orbiting around the nucleus.

96.

Identify each model by the scientist who theorized it

a)
1.

Thomson

b)
2.

Rutherford

c)
3.

Bohr

97.

Whose model of an atom would be described as a solid sphere?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Bohr

98.

Which scientist was the first to provide evidence that atoms contained subatomic particles?

a)

Schrodinger

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

99.

Which of the following statements about Bohr's model of the atom is NOT true? 

a)

The exact orbital path of an electron is not known.

b)

Electrons are found in fixed circular orbits.

c)

The model can be compared to planets revolving around the sun.

d)

Electrons orbit the nucleus.

100.
This model was developed after J.J. Thompson discovered electrons, a particle smaller than an atom. Is shows electrons floating freely in a positive space.
a)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
Democritus's model of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom