20 physics questions

Common Entrance Physics – 20 Multiple choice questions
Answer all 20 questions and then press ‘Submit’
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(Different questions each time the quiz is run)

1. A change of electrical energy into kinetic (speed) energy could be produced by

2. Pick the correct sentence from those given to best  describe the term below:

Frequency

3. A ball sitting at the top of the stairs has what kind of energy:

4. Which of the following metals are magnetic

5. What is the unit of speed?

6. How many millimetres are in a metre

7. circuit3If I unscrewed bulb B from its holder what would happen to the other bulbs?

8. circuit2Which of the circuit diagrams shows two bulbs joined in parallel?

9. How many kilograms are in a tonne

10. What is this formula used to calculate?

11. How many planets are in the Solar System?

12. The statements below describe some properties of light and sound.

Tick those that are correct.

13. The cubes below all have the same volume.
The mass of each block is shown inside each cube.

densit9Which substance has the highest density?

14. Which unit of measurement is used to measure WEIGHT?

15. What is the unit of force?

16. Which of the following is not a force

17. Fran pulled a box containing some weights across the carpet. She used a force meter to measure the force needed to pull the box.
What force was making the box difficult to move?

18. Which of these substances will allow electricity to go through it?

19. astro1image2What event does this diagram represent?

20. A man was using a crowbar to move a stone.
Unfortunately the stone was still too heavy  for the man to move.

crowbarTo make the stone easier to move should he use a longer or shorter crowbar?