20 physics questions

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

1. What is the metric unit for mass?

2. circuit1bThe diagram shows a circuit containing two similar bulbs and a battery.

Which bulb will be brightest?

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

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

5. A ball is held in place at the top of a slope at position X
When the ball is released it rolls down the slope, eventually coming to rest at position Z

slopeAccording to the law of conservation of energy, energy can never be created or destroyed so in what form does the energy exist at position Z?
 

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

Amplitude

7. What is the unit for electrical current?

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

9. ledWhat component does this electrical symbol represent?

10. Which of these substances conduct electricity?

11. 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?

12. Weather is colder in winter in England compared to the summer because....

13. circuit3Look at the circuit diagram and say which of these statements is true.

14. What is something called if we can see through it?

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

Pitch

16. What form of energy is stored in a piece of coal?

17. a = 5cm    b=3cm   c=3cm

The mass of the block = 90g

blockWhat is the volume of the block?

18. circuit4The circuit shows two bulbs and a switch.
Both bulbs are on.

Is the switch OPEN or CLOSED?

19. 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 0.3AIf A2 reads 0.1 amps what will be the reading on A3? 

 

20. circuit1 

Which of the lamps in the diagram will be on?