This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > Physics Basics > Physics – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physics Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Units of energy (KE, PE, EE) A) Kg. B) J. C) Kg m/s. D) M/s2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. 2. If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration? (F=ma) A) The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration. B) The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration. C) They will both accelerate at the same rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration. 3. A set of data are all close to each other, but they are not close to the actual value. This set of data can be described as ..... A) Accurate. B) Precise. C) Both precise and accurate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precise. 4. How many significant figures does the number 0.0998005have? A) 5. B) 6. C) 7. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 5. If you are designing an experiment to investigate how different kinds of wheels accelerate down a ramp, which is the dependent variable? A) Type of wheel. B) Steepness of the ramp. C) Acceleration of the wheel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acceleration of the wheel. 6. What is the most scientific way to refute a statement that the surface of lake X is round? A) Tell the person that water cannot have a round shape. B) Argue louder than the other person who made the statement. C) Dismiss the person who said it as being uninformed. D) Conduct an experiment that provides evidence about the shape of the lake's surface. E) Take the person to the lake and point out that it must be flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conduct an experiment that provides evidence about the shape of the lake's surface. 7. The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second A) Frequency. B) Wavelength. C) Pitch. D) Amplitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frequency. 8. Which quantity is derived quantity? A) Length. B) Current. C) Force. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force. 9. Area of physics that studies the nature and behaviour of light A) Plasma Physics. B) Acoustics. C) Optics. D) Solid State Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optics. 10. What is the formula for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit? A) 1.8 Tc + 32. B) (oF-32) x (5/9). C) K-273. D) OC + 273. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.8 Tc + 32. 11. The force of gravity acting on an object is also called its ..... A) Velocity. B) Speed. C) Weight. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weight. 12. A 9 kg blob moving at 5 m/s collides and sticks to a second blob with a mass of 5 kg that was at rest. If the two bobs stick together, with what velocity will the two blobs move? A) 3.57 m/s. B) 3.2 m/s. C) 10.0 m/s. D) 9.0 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3.2 m/s. 13. Convection cannot happen in solids because: A) The particles are vibrating. B) Because they are fluids. C) Because the particles are bonded together and cannot flow. D) Because they have a high melting point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the particles are bonded together and cannot flow. 14. A balloon is rubbed against a student's hair and then touched to a wall. The balloon sticks to the wall due to A) The balloon is charged neutral, so is the wall, so it attracts to the wall. B) The balloon is charged opposite the wall, so it attracts to the wall. C) The balloon has a charge, so it attracts the neutral wall. D) The wall grounds the balloon, so it sticks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The balloon has a charge, so it attracts the neutral wall. 15. ..... describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Specific Heat. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specific Heat. 16. Which of the following can form enlarged, virtual images? A) Convex mirrors. B) Concave mirrors. C) Plane mirrors. D) Concave lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concave mirrors. 17. Another name for a material that does not emit light A) Transparent. B) Non-luminous object. C) Light reflector. D) Opaque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light reflector. 18. What is the name for atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons? A) Ions. B) Isomers. C) Isotopes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isotopes. 19. Units of work (W) A) J. B) W. C) Kg m/s. D) M. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J. 20. How long would it take for you to swim across a lake that is 900 meters across if you swim at 1.5 m/sec? A) 600 sec. B) 600 m/sec. C) 0.00167 sec. D) 0.00167 m/sec. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600 sec. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPhysics QuizzesScience QuizzesPhysics Quiz 1Physics Quiz 2Physics Quiz 3Physics Quiz 4Physics Quiz 5Physics Quiz 7Physics Quiz 8Physics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books