This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Physics > Physics Basics > Physics – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physics Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr. Hardens class decides to perform an experiment to determine how long it takes different objects to hit the floor when dropped from a desk. The class dropped 3 balls from a desk, one weighing 2 lbs, one weighing 4 lbs and 6 lbs. It took them all the same amount of time to hit the floor. After evaluation these results, you predict that a 10 lb ball will take A) An unknown amount of time before hitting. B) Less time to hit the floor. C) More time to hit the floor. D) About the same amount of time to hit the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About the same amount of time to hit the floor. 2. Average speed is calculated ..... A) By dividing the total distance by the total time. B) By dividing distance by time. C) By multiplying mass and acceleration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By dividing the total distance by the total time. 3. A baker makes a loaf of bread. Identify the area of physics that this involves A) Thermodynamics. B) Mechanics. C) Optics. D) Relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermodynamics. 4. Which value and symbol are incorrectly paired? A) Work and joules. B) Force and newton. C) Power and watt. D) Potential energy and watt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potential energy and watt. 5. Pressure is equal to A) Force / Mass. B) Force x Area. C) Force / Area. D) Force x Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force / Area. 6. Bungee jumping is a sport that involves a lot of motion. What major area of Physics study motion? A) Optics. B) Quantum mechanics. C) Mechanics. D) Relativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanics. 7. Suppose you are conducting an experiment concerning gravities effects on falling objects, and you want to minimize air resistance. Which of these would be the most useful and practical way to do these? A) Use aerodynamic objects. B) Conduct the experiment in vaccum. C) Se extremely dense objects. D) Conduct the experiment at various altitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduct the experiment in vaccum. 8. The weight of an object on an inclined plane is ..... to the normal force A) Greater than. B) Less than. C) Depends on the problem. D) Equal to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater than. 9. What is the formula for converting Celsius to Kelvin? A) OC x (9/5) + 32. B) OC + 273. C) (oF-32) x (5/9). D) K-273. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OC + 273. 10. Motion can be described as ..... A) Speed. B) Velocity. C) Acceleration. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. The SI unit of frequency is the ..... A) Meter per second. B) Hertz. C) Second. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hertz. 12. A girl is pedaling her bicycle at a speed of 0.10 km/min. How far will she travel in two hours? (pay attention to units) A) 12 km. B) 3 km. C) .2 km. D) 20 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 km. 13. Which of the following are used as reflectors in street lights to spread the light over a wide area? A) Plane mirrors. B) Convex mirrors. C) Concave mirrors. D) Convex lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convex mirrors. 14. These are the category of hadrons that contain three quarks. This distinguishes them from mesons, which contain two (1 quark and 1 antiquark). A) Electrons. B) Baryons. C) Gluons. D) Leptons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baryons. 15. It is a branch of Physics that studies structures, properties, and behavior of atom. A) Quantum Mechanics. B) Thermodynamics. C) Atomic Physics. D) Relativity. E) Electromagnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atomic Physics. 16. An excited state of an atom has an energy level of 2.5 eV. The ground state of this atom is at 1.1 eV. Which is the maximum energy of a photon emitted then an electron moves from the excited state to the ground state? A) 3.6 eV. B) 2.5 eV. C) 1.4 eV. D) 1.1 eV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1.4 eV. 17. Units of acceleration (a) A) M/s. B) N. C) M/s2. D) Kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M/s2. 18. A graph of two variables that are directly proportional can be fully described as.. A) Linear. B) Has a negative gradient. C) A straight line through the origin. D) A straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A straight line through the origin. 19. What is the name of a system in which there is no net change in the total energy? A) A closed system. B) An open system. C) A mechanical system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A closed system. 20. Electrical charge is calculated using ..... A) Current / time. B) Potential difference x time. C) Potential difference / time. D) Current x time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Current x time. 21. A lead fishing sinker with a mass of 75.0 g and a temperature of 25$^ \circ$C is placed on a block of ice at 0$^ \circ$C, which then melts. If 75.0 g of water at the same temperature were poured on the ice, which of the following is true? A) The water would melt less ice than the lead fishing sinker. B) The water would melt more ice than the lead fishing sinker. C) Neither the water nor lead fishing sinker would melt any ice. D) The water would melt the same amount of ice as the lead fishing sinker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water would melt less ice than the lead fishing sinker. 22. The symbol for specific heat is ..... A) Q. B) C. C) T. D) M. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 23. Which of the following requires the most power (assuming all are lifted to the same height)? A) Lifting Ms. Fio in 10 seconds. B) Lifting Berto in 5 seconds. C) Lifting Berto in 1 second. D) Lifting Ms. Fio in 1 second. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lifting Berto in 1 second. 24. SI unit for mass A) Ounces. B) Pounds. C) Kilograms. D) Grams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kilograms. 25. Focal length of plane mirror is A) At infinity. B) Zero. C) Negative. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At infinity. 26. A 3, 000 kg truck moving at 10 m/s to the right hits a 1, 000 kg parked car (zero initial speed). The parked car moves off at 15 m/s, to the right. What is the velocity of the truck? A) 15 m/s, to the right. B) 5 m/s, to the left. C) 15 m/s, to the left. D) 5 m/s, to the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 m/s, to the right. 27. Si unit for density A) Kilograms per cubic metre. B) Grams per cubic metre. C) Grams per cubic centimetre. D) Kilograms per cubic centimetre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kilograms per cubic metre. 28. They are the exchange particles for the weak nuclear force: A) Mesons. B) Gluons. C) W+, W-and Z bosons. D) Photons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) W+, W-and Z bosons. 29. Definition of power A) The amount of energy an object has at rest / before motion. B) The rate of energy transferred per second. C) The amount of energy transferred when an object is moved over a distance by an external force in regards to the direction of the displacement. D) The amount of energy transferred in motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rate of energy transferred per second. 30. Once in motion, what does an object like soccer ball have a natural tendency to do? A) It has a natural tendency to stop. B) It has a natural tendency to change direction. C) It has a natural tendency to keep moving. D) T has a natural tendency to slow down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has a natural tendency to keep moving. 31. WHAT IS f IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECT 2 M FROM THE CONCAVE MIRROR AND THE IMAGE IS 4 M FROM THE MIRROR. A) -1.3 M. B) 2.0 M. C) -4.0 M. D) 0.67 M. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -1.3 M. 32. The pressure of a gas will increase as the volume decreases provided the temperature does not change A) Boyle's law. B) Charles's law. C) Bernoulli's principle. D) Archimedes' principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boyle's law. 33. Find the angle of refraction for a ray of light that enters water (n=1.33) from glass (n=1.5) at an angle of 25 degrees to the normal. A) 28.5. B) 32.8. C) 22. D) 57.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 28.5. 34. SI unit for energy A) Joules. B) Meters. C) Newtons. D) Watts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joules. 35. A transverse wave and a longitudinal wave can only be differentiated by A) Wavelength. B) Direction of propagation. C) Frequency. D) Amplitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direction of propagation. 36. We take repeat reading to make sure the values are: A) Accurate & reliable. B) Easy to measure. C) Always on the line of best fit. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accurate & reliable. 37. Hour= ..... minute A) 10. B) 50. C) 20. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 60. 38. The source of energy from the sun is due to A) Nuclear fusion. B) Nuclear fission. C) Radioactive decay. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fusion. 39. Rubbing your hands together is a simple example of ..... A) Friction. B) Work. C) Potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friction. 40. The speed and the direction of an object's motion is it's ..... A) Inertia. B) Acceleration. C) Velocity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Velocity. 41. Area of physics that studies the production and properties of sound. A) Mechanics. B) Optics. C) Quantum Physics. D) Acoustics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acoustics. 42. A child walks 5 meters north, then 4 meters east, and finally 2 meters south. What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement of the child after the entire walk? A) 5.0 m. B) 11.0 m. C) 3.0 m. D) 1.0 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5.0 m. 43. A particle is said to have wave-particle duality when that particle exhibits the properties of both ..... and ..... And ..... A) Wave, ParticleWave, Particle. B) Wave, LightWave, Light. C) Wave, Atanglobang, Atom. D) Electron, Particle Electron, Zarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wave, ParticleWave, Particle. 44. It is a branch of physics that studies the earth and its atmosphere and waters by means of the principles of physics. A) Relativity. B) Electromagnetism. C) Quantum Mechanics. D) Classical Mechanics. E) Gephysics. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Gephysics. 45. How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation? A) 50 x 105. B) 5 x 10-4. C) 5 x 103. D) 0.5 x 103. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 x 10-4. 46. Which of the following methods could be used to demagnetise a permanent magnet? A) Cool it to a very low temperature. B) Put it in a coil of wire and pass current through the wire. C) Stroke it in a single direction with a permanent magnet. D) Heat it to a high temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat it to a high temperature. 47. The arrangement of letters on this page and the black dots of ink that comprise them convey A) Frequency. B) Information. C) Waves. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information. 48. When we stand on a floor tile in bare feet, then on a piece of carpet in the same room, the floor tile feels much colder than the carpet. This happens because of the difference in: A) Specific heat. B) Thermal conductivity. C) Latent heat. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermal conductivity. 49. A pendulum oscillating near the surface of the Earth swings with a time period T. What is the time period of the same pendulum near the surface of the planet Mercury where the gravitational field strength is 0.4g? A) 0.6 T. B) 1.2 T. C) 0.2 T. D) 1.6 T. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.6 T. 50. Which of the following statements about thermodynamics is correct? A) With every energy transfer, some energy is released as potential energy. B) Energy cannot be created, but it can be destroyed. C) Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. D) With every energy transfer, some energy is released as kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. 51. While playing pool, the white cue ball strikes the 8 ball. Before the collision, the cue ball's velocity was 10 m/s and the 8 ball was at rest. If both ball's have a mass of 0.15 kg and the cue ball's velocity after the collision is 2 m/s in the same direction as before, what is the 8 ball's velocity? A) 2 m/s. B) 8 m/s. C) 1.5 m/s. D) -2 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 m/s. 52. Calculate the work needed to raise a 3 kg cat up to a height of 4 m. A) 12 J. B) 0 J. C) 1.22 J. D) 120 J. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 120 J. 53. A flat sheet of glass that has a smooth, silver-colored coating on one side A) Solid mirror. B) Concave mirror. C) Plane mirror. D) Convex mirror. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plane mirror. 54. When holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer? A) From the cold cup to your hand. B) From the cold cup to the warm air. C) From the ice to your hand. D) From your warm hand to the cold cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From your warm hand to the cold cup. 55. What letter do we use to represent mass? A) C. B) Q. C) M. D) $ \Delta T$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M. 56. A train accelerates from 1.59 m/s to a speed of 6.39 m/s over 1.57 s. The rate of acceleration during this time is A) + 5.08 m/s2. B) -3.06 m/s2. C) + 3.06 m/s2. D) -5.08 m/s2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) + 3.06 m/s2. 57. Find the average of 11, 5, 2 A) 5. B) 6. C) 4. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 58. Which of the following represents a system? A) Flag blowing in the wind. B) Ball rolling on the ground. C) Picture hanging on the wall. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. A measurement of the amount of matter in an object. A) Mass. B) Gravity. C) Weight. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass. 60. When you want to measure the thickness of a small block of metal accurately in cm, you would use .....? A) Vernier Calipers. B) Metre ruler. C) Micrometer screw gauge. D) 30 cm ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vernier Calipers. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPhysics QuizzesScience QuizzesPhysics Quiz 1Physics Quiz 2Physics Quiz 3Physics Quiz 4Physics Quiz 5Physics Quiz 6Physics Quiz 7Physics Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books