Common Entrance Physics – 20 Multiple choice questions
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(Different questions each time the quiz is run)

1. The circuit below shows 3 lamps (P, Q and R) and 4 ammeters (A1, A2, A3 and A4)
The lamps are all similar to each other.

ammetersA1 reads 0.3A.

Will the reading of A4 be more than 0.3A, less than 0.3A,  equal to 0.3A or zero amps? 

 

2. How many 'equinoxes' are there in a year?

3. Pick the best description to describe the word REFRACTION:

4. The Sun feels hotter in summer in England because....

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

Volume

6. the KILIGRAM is a unit of what kind of measurement?

7. What does 'translucent' mean?

8. What is meant by the PITCH of a sound?

9. ledWhat component does this electrical symbol represent?

10. Which of the energy changes below represents that which takes place in a firework rocket?

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

12. A car is travelling at 60km/h
How far will it travel between 9.00am and 10.00am?

13. What type of object is the Moon?

14. Which planet is nearest to the sun?

15. What type of object is the moon

16. A solar eclipse happens when

17. Which of the following is not a force

18. Pick the largest object from the list below

SUN, EARTH, GALAXY, SOLAR SYSTEM

19. A firework rocket is resting in its launcher at position 1.
After being lit the rocket climbs to position 3 (its highest point) from where it falls back to the earth, hitting the ground at position 5.

energy1At postion 2 there is an energy change
Chemical energy→ Energy A→ Energy B→ Energy C
What energy forms does the chemical energy change into?
(tick all that apply)

20. astro1image2What event does this diagram represent?