Physics Fundamentals Quiz

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Physics Fundamentals Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fundamental concepts of physics with our engaging quiz! This quiz consists of 42 multiple-choice questions covering topics such as forces, motion, energy, and materials. Perfect for students and anyone looking to refresh their understanding of physics.

Challenge yourself with questions like:

How is speed defined?
What is the relationship between force and acceleration?
Which materials conduct heat well?

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1. A force acting on an object does no work if __________.

A machine is used to move the object

The force is not in the direction of the object’s motion.

The force is greater than the force of friction.

The object accelerates.

2. What is the speed of a bobsled whose distancetime graph indicates that it traveled 100 m in 25 seconds?

4 m/s

250 m/s

0.25 mph

100 m/s

4. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called ______.

Gravity

Friction

Acceleration

Inertia

6. When you know both the speed and direction of an object’s motion, you know the ________.

Average speed of the object

Acceleration of the object

Distance the object has traveled

Velocity of the object

9. Which of the following is an example of exerting a force?

A train speeding down a track

A carpenter hammering a nail

A child running through a field

An airplane soaring through the sky

10. Speed is the ratio of the distance an object moves to __________.

The displacement of the object

The motion of the object

The amount of time needed to travel the distance

The direction the object moves

11. An inclined plane reduces the effort force by

Reducing the work

Reducing the effort distance

Increasing the work

Increasing the distance through which the force is applied

13. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail

Disappears into the wood

Exerts an equal force back on the hammer

Moves at a constant speed

Creates a friction with the hammer

15. When a pair of balanced forces acts on an object, the net force that results is

Greater in size than one of the forces

Equal to zero

Equal in size to one of the forces

Greater in size than both forces combined

16. According to Newton’s second law of motion, the acceleration of an object equals the net force acting on the object divided by the object’s __________.

Mass

Velocity

Momentum

Weight

17. Which of the following materials will sink in water? (The density of water 1.00 g/cm3 .)

Cooking oil (0.82 g/cm3)

Balsa wood (0.12 g/cm3)

Ethanol (0.798 g/cm3)

Steel (7.18 g/cm3)

18. A machine is classified as a compound machine if it ___________.

Has moving parts

Is made up of two or more simple machines that operate together

Is very efficient

Has an IMA greater than 1

20. Which of the following universal forces is the most effective over long distances?

Gravitational

Strong nuclear

Magnetic

Electric

21. If a bicyclist travels 30 kilometers in two hours, her average speed is _______________.

60 km/h

2 km/h

30 km/h

15 km/h

22. Newton’s third law of motion describes ___________.

Net force

Centripetal forces

Balanced forces

Action and reaction forces

24. An orange might roll off your cafeteria tray when you stop suddenly because of _______________.

The friction forces acting on the orange

The balanced forces acting on the orange

The centripetal force acting on the orange

The orange’s inertia

26.Which of the following causes a straw in a glass to appear broken and bent?

Reflection

Refraction

Absorption

Transmission

26. When an unbalanced force acts on an object, ____________.

The object’s motion does not change

The inertia of the object increases

The weight of the object decreases

The object accelerates

26. Heat is the transfer of _____ from one object to another due to a difference in temperature.

Time

Energy

Force

Velocity

28. What happens when a metal was exposed to the heat of the sun?

It shrinks

It expands

It remains the same

None of these

29. What happens to the molecules of a substance as it gets cooler?

The molecules shrink

The molecules expand

The molecules move faster

The molecules move slower

30. In which method of transfer of heat do the molecules travel from the hot to the cold portion?

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

None of these

31. A marble tile would feel cold as compared to a wooden tile on a winter morning. Because the marble tile _____________.

Is a better conductor of heat than the wooden tile

Is polished while wooden tile is not polished

Reflects more heat than wooden tile

Is a poor conductor of heat the wooden tile

32. A beggar wrapped himself with a few layers of newspaper on a cold winter night. This helped him to keep himself warm because ____________.

Friction between the layers of newspaper produces heat.

Air trapped between the layers of newspaper is a bad conductor of heat.

Newspaper is a conductor of heat.

Newspaper is at a higher temperature than the temperature of the surrounding

33. Heat convection occurs in gases and liquids. Heat convection does not occur in solids because solids are unable to ____________.

Absorb heat by vibrating

Transfer heat by fluid motion

Emit radiation by reflecting light

Exchange heat by direct contact

34. Which of these is the best example of heat transfer by radiation?

A satellite is warmed by sunlight.

Butter melts on warm bread.

A ceiling fan cools a warm room.

Puddles of water cool a warm tile floor.

35. Which of these best explains why skin is warmed by radiant energy?

Sunlight absorbed by the skin increases the skin’s thermal energy.

High-frequency radiant energy is composed of waves with short wavelengths.

Uneven heating produces convection currents within the skin.

Atoms with loosely held electrons transmit heat by conduction.

36. A solar heater uses energy from the sun to heat water. The heater’s panel is painted black to __________.

Improve emission of infrared radiation

Reduce the heat loss by convection currents

Improve absorption of infrared radiation

Reduce the heater’s conducting properties

37. Which of these activities can help conserve natural resources?

Recycling cardboard boxes

Washing small loads of laundry

Building wooden fences

Driving large cars

38. Which of these is an advantage of producing electricity using solar power plants rather than using coal-fired power plants?

Solar power plants can operate for about 10 hours per day

Solar power plants can produce variable amounts of energy.

Solar power plants produce fewer pollutants.

Solar power plants require continuous sunlight.

39. What happens when light energy bends as it passes from one type of substance to another type?

Reflection

Refraction

Interference

Polarization

40. When you look in a mirror, which of the following causes your eye to be able to see your image?

Reflection

Trasmission

Absorption

Refraction

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