This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Physics Basics > Physics – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physics Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tendency of an object to resist a change in its state of motion is called the object's ..... A) Incline. B) Straight line. C) Friction. D) Inertia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inertia. 2. Definition of potential energy A) 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. B) The rate of energy transferred per second. C) The amount of energy transferred in motion. D) The amount of energy an object has at rest / before motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The amount of energy an object has at rest / before motion. 3. When is your answer negative? A) When the sample is cooled or loses heat energy. B) When the sample heats up or gains heat energy. C) When the sample absorbs heat energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the sample is cooled or loses heat energy. 4. Which particle in the Standard model produces field which imparts mass to particles which interact with its field? A) Neutrino. B) Z boson. C) Higgs boson. D) Tau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higgs boson. 5. The condition where two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. They are said to be the same temperature. A) Thermal Energy. B) Cooler to Warmer. C) Energy Transfer. D) Thermal Equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal Equilibrium. 6. The accepted value for free-fall acceleration is 9.80665 m/s2. Which of the following measurements is the most accurate? A) 9.80860 m/s2. B) 9.90665 m/s2. C) 8.80677 m/s2. D) 9.00665 m/s2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9.80860 m/s2. 7. If a green golf ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, which ball has greater potential energy before it is released? A) Yellow. B) Green. C) Both have the same amount of potential energy. D) Neither will have more potential energy than the other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow. 8. The slope of a displacement vs time graph A) Speed. B) Velocity. C) Acceleration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Velocity. 9. An object is taken from the Earth to the Moon. Which of the following statements about the mass and weight of an object is correct? A) The mass decreases and the weight stays the same. B) The mass increases and the weight stays the same. C) The mass stays the same and the weight increases. D) The mass stays the same and the weight decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mass stays the same and the weight decreases. 10. ..... is the greatest distance that a wave moves from its rest position. A) Frequency. B) Speed. C) Amplitude. D) Wavelength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amplitude. 11. What produces a sound? A) Something still. B) Something moving. C) Something resonant. D) Something concsonant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something moving. 12. Rate of change of position (displacement) is known as: A) Acceleration. B) Velocity. C) Force. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Velocity. 13. In the previous problem, which ball has the greater velocity at ground level? A) The "dropped" ball. B) The "fired" ball. C) Neither-they both have the same velocity on impact. D) It depends on how hard the ball was thrown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The "fired" ball. 14. Which statement about mass and weight is correct? A) Mass and weight are both forces. B) Neither mass nor weight is a force. C) Only mass is a force. D) Only weight is a force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only weight is a force. 15. The unit of Frce is the A) Newton. B) Pascal. C) Joule. D) Watt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newton. 16. The students measured length during a science experiement, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error? A) 15.8%. B) 18.75%. C) 2.25%. D) 84.2%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15.8%. 17. The distance travelled by an object in unit time is called its A) Motion. B) Speed. C) Odometer. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speed. 18. Find the average of 5, 4, 1, 8, 4, 2 A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 19. Final position-initial position A) Distance. B) Displacement. C) Change in velocity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Displacement. 20. Which celestial object would require the least amount of work to lift an object? A) Moon. B) Earth. C) Jupiter. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moon. ← 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