1. What are the units of Force?
A Joules
B Newtons
C Kilograms
D Meters
2. Name the force depicted in the diagram:
A Gravity
B Upthrust
C Drag
D Weight
3. What is the resultant force from the diagram.
A 30 N Left
B 50 N Right
C 30 N Right
D 70 N Left
4. What is the value of ‘g’ on Earth?
A 100 N/kg
B 10 N/kg
C 9 N/Kg
D 1000 N/Kg
5. Calculate the weight of an elephant (on Earth) when they have a mass of 650 kg.
A 65 N
B 650N
C 6500N
D 6.5 N
6. Which of the following statements is correct about balanced forces?
A Balanced forces will bring an object to a stop.
B Balanced forces only exist when an object is not moving.
C Balanced forces will keep an object moving at a constant speed.
D When forces are balanced the resultant force does not equal 0N.
7. Which of the following statements is correct about unbalanced forces?
A They cause object to change speed, direction or shape.
B They only exist on See-Saws
C When the force is unbalanced the resulting force is zero.
D If the forces on an object are unbalanced, the object will not move.
8. Which of the following factors do not affect friction?
A Mass
B Volume
C Surface type
D Contact surface area
9. What piece of equipment is used to measure Force?
A Balance
B Ruler
C Newtonmeter
D Force ruler
10. Which of the following is not a type of force?
A Magnetic
B Thrust
C Lift
D Kinetic
Forces MCQs Answers
1. B2. D3. C4. B5. C6. C7. A8. B9. C10. D11.
1. Which of the equations below is correct?
A Speed = distance x time
B Distance = speed/time
C Speed = distance/time
D Speed = time/distance
2. What is the speed of an object that travels 150m in 20 seconds?
A 7.5 m/s
B 3000 m/s
C 0.13 m/s
D 75 m/s
3. What measurements must be taken to find the speed of an object?
A Distance and Speed
B Time and Distance
C Distance and Angle
D Length and Time
4. Describe the motion of the object that produced the following ticker tape.
A Decelerating
B Moving Quickly
C Accelerating
D Moving Slowly
5. A cyclist is moving at 3 m/s. How much distance will the cyclist travel in 1 minute?
A 3 m
B 300 m
C 180 m
D 72 m
6. What two pieces of equipment could you use to find the speed of an object?
A Stopwatch, timer
B Stopwatch, Ruler
C Newtonmeter, Ruler
D Ticker timer, Stopwatch
7. Which piece of equipment is likely to give you the most accurate measure of speed?
A Speedometer
B Stopwatch
C Ticker Timer
D Light Gates
8. How long will it take a car travelling at 12 m/s to travel 2km?
A 2 hours and 46 minutes
B 2 minutes and 46 seconds
C 24 seconds
D 24 minutes
9. What feature of a distance-time graph, tells you the objects speed?
A Length of the line
B Height of the Line
C Area under the line
D Gradient of the line
10. What is the speed of the following object in the first part of its journey?
A 100 k/h
B 1 km/h
C 50 km/h
D 5 km/h
Motion MCQs Answers
1. C2. A3. A4. C5. C6. B7. D8. B9. D10. B11.
1. Which of the following is a combination of Energy Stores?
A Kinetic, Electrical, Light
B Kinetic, Magnetic, GPE
C Chemical, Light, Thermal
D Thermal, Sound, GPE
2. Which of the follow is NOT an energy transfer?
A Light
B Sound
C Electrical
D Thermal
3. What is the conservation of Energy?
A An object will always have the same amount of energy.
B Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.
C Objects do not waste energy.
D Energy can be created and destroyed as it transfers.
4. What must be labelled on to a Sankey diagram?
A The name of the object.
B The direction of the energy transfer
C The efficiency of the object
D The form of energy
5. Which of the following statements is true about useful and wasted energy?
A The useful energy is always bigger than the wasted energy.
B The useful energy and wasted energy add up to the total energy.
C Half of the total energy will always be wasted energy.
D Wasted energy is always thermal energy.
6. A lightbulb is supplied with 600J of Electrical energy. It wastes 250J as thermal energy. How much energy will it use as light energy?
A 250J
B 600J
C 350J
D 300J
7. Which of the following lists contain only renewable energy resources?
A Solar, Tidal, Nuclear
B Wind, Solar, Oil
C Tidal, Nuclear, Geothermal
D Tidal, Wind, Solar
8. Which of the following is a list of non-renewable energy resources?
A Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
B Coal, Biomass, Tidal
C Oil, Natural Gas, Geothermal
D Natural Gas, Geothermal, Tidal
9. What is the correct energy chain for wind power?
A Thermal Kinetic Electrical
B Thermal Kinetic Electrical
C Kinetic Kinetic Electrical
D Sound Kinetic Electrical
10. What is the correct energy chain for a coal power plant?
A Chemical Kinetic Thermal Electrical
B Thermal Chemical Electrical Thermal
C Thermal Kinetic Kinetic Electrical
D Chemical Thermal Kinetic Electrical
Energy MCQs Answers
1. B2. D3. B4. D5. B6. C7. D8. A9. C10. D
1. What is this the symbol for?
A Battery
B Cell
C Resistor
D Switch
2. What is this the symbol for?
A Light bulb
B Voltmeter
C Volume Dial
D Ammeter
3. Which of the following statements is true about the circuit.
A This is a series circuit.
B The lightbulbs are connected on the same branch.
C This is a parallel circuit.
D This circuit contains a battery.
4. How should an ammeter be connected?
A In series with the component.
B In parallel with the component.
C On top of the component.
D In parallel with the power supply.
5. Which statement is correct about how current behaves in circuits.
A Current is the same everywhere in a parallel circuit but is shared in a series circuit.
B Current is the same in both parallel and series circuits.
C Current is the same everywhere in a series circuit but is split in a parallel circuit.
D Current is split/shared in both parallel and series circuits.
6. How should a voltmeter be connected?
A In series with the component.
B In parallel with the component.
C Next to the component.
D Between the component and the power supply.
7. Which of the following statements is correct about voltage?
A Voltage is the same on each branch in a parallel circuit but is shared in a series circuit.
B Voltage is the same in both parallel and series circuits.
C Voltage is the same everywhere in a series circuit but is split in a parallel circuit.
D Voltage is split/shared in both parallel and series circuits.
8. What is the correct equation linking resistance, current and voltage?
A V = I x R
B I = V x R
C R = V x I
D V = I/R
9. What is the voltage required to produce 5A of current if the resistance is 15Ω
A 3 V
B 75 V
C 0.3 V
D 25 V
10. What is the resistance of a circuit if 8V of voltage is supplied causing a current of 2A?
A 16 Ω
B 0.25 Ω
C 4 Ω
D 5 Ω
Electricity MCQs Answers
1. B2. A3. C4. A5. C6. B7. A8. A9. B10. C
1. Which of the following is a correct symbol about liquids?
A The particles have a uniform arrangement.
B They can flow.
C The can be compressed.
D The particles can move freely.
2. What state of matter is in the diagram?
A Solid
B Liquid
C Gas
D Plasma
3. Which of the following changes of state is a result of an decrease in energy?
A Melting
B Boiling
C Evaporation
D Condensation
4. What is the name of the change of state when a liquid becomes a solid?
A Melting
B Freezing
C Boiling
D Sublimation
5. What is the correct equation linking density, mass and volume?
A Density = Mass x Volume
B Volume = Density x Mass
C Density = Mass/Volume.
D Mass = Density/Volume
6. A block of iron has a volume of 6cm3 and a mass of 47g. What is the density of the iron block?
A 282 g/cm3
B 7.8 g/cm3
C 0.13 g/cm3
D 0.22 g/cm3
7. Which of the following is the best description of parallax error?
A When you do not set a balance to zero before measuring mass.
B When you read your measuring cylinder when it is not flat on the table.
C When the reading from the measuring cylinder is not taken from eye level.
D When you do not take the reading from the bottom of the meniscus.
8. The density of water is 1g/cm3. How would you be able to tell if an object would float in water?
A The object would have a density higher than 1 g/cm3
B The object would have a density of 1 g/cm3
C It is not about the density of the object; it is about whether or not the object is heavy.
D The object would have a density lower than 1 g/cm3
9. Using the displacement method and the picture, what is the volume of the object?
A 29
B 19
C 10
D 9
10. A rock has a density of 2.4 g/cm3. If the rock takes up a volume of 300 cm3, what is the mass of the rock?
A 720 g
B 125 g
C 0.008 g
D 216000 g
Matter MCQs Answers
1. B2. A3. D4. B5. C6. B7. C8. D9. C10. A
1. What is the definition of a transverse wave?
A A wave where the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer.
B A wave where the oscillations are parallel to the wave motion.
C A wave where the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
D A wave where the oscillations are perpendicular to the wave motion.
2. Which label represents the Amplitude?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
3. Which label represents a wavelength?
A A
B B
C C
D All of them
4. What is the law of reflection?
A The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
B The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are always equal to 45o.
C The angle between the incident and reflected ray is always a right angle.
D The angle of incidence is never equal to the angle of reflection.
5. Name this light behaviour in the image.
A Reflection
B Refraction
C Diffraction
D Dispersion
6. What is the angle of reflection in the diagram?
A 35o
B 450
C 55o
D 90o
7. Why does refraction occur?
A Because the light changes speed when it enters a different medium/material
B Because the particles in the material bend the light.
C Because the light changes direction when it enters a different medium/material
D Because the light is changing colour.
8. What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?
A Red, Violet, Orange, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Green
B Red, Yellow, Pink, Green, Purple, Orange, Blue
C Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
D Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo
9. What are the primary colours of light?
A Red, Green, Blue
B Red, Yellow Blue
C Magenta, Cyan, Yellow
D Red, Yellow, Green
10. Which of the following statements is correct.
A An object appears green because it reflects yellow and blue light.
B An object appears green because it absorbs green light.
C An object appears green because it absorbs yellow and blue light.
D An object appears green because it reflects green light.
Light MCQs Answers
1. C2. C3. B4. A5. B6. C7. A8. C9. A10. D
1. Which part of the ear is responsible for channelling sound waves towards the Ear Drum?
A Ear Canal
B Cochlea
C Three Bones
D Eustachian Tube
2. What does the ear drum do in the presence of sound waves?
A Spins
B Vibrates
C Creates a beat
D Moves up and down
3. What is correct range of human hearing?
A 200 – 20000 Hz
B 20 – 2000 Hz
C 200 – 2000 Hz
D 20 – 20000 Hz
4. What is the speed of sound in air?
A 300 m/s
B 330 m/s
C 340 m/s
D 360 m/s
5. A bat emits a sound signal. The signal reflects off a wall 120 meters way. How long will it take the emitted sound to be hear by the bat again as an echo?
A 0.7 s
B 0.35 s
C 2.8 s
D 5.7 s
6. A and B are oscilloscope traces. Which statement is correct?
A A is louder than B
B A is higher pitched than B
C B is louder than A
D B is higher pitched than A
7. Which of the traces is the loudest?
A D
B E
C F
D They are all the same volume.
8. The time base on the following oscilloscope trace is 3s. What is the Time Period of the wave?
A 3s
B 6s
C 9s
D 12 s
9. A wave has a time period of 0.5 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?
A 0.5 Hz
B 1 Hz
C 2 Hz
D 4 Hz
10. Jamie measures 5 values for the speed of sound. These were: 345, 325, 310, 290, 370. What was the average of Jamie’s results?
A 330
B 1640
C 340
D 328
Sound MCQs Answers
1. A2. B3. D4. C5. A6. D7. B8. D9. C10. D11.
1. What are the two poles of a magnet called?
A Positive and Negative
B North and South
C Blue and Red
D Up and Down
2. In what direction to magnetic field lines go?
A North South
B South North
C Positive Negative
D Negative Positive
3. Which pole is which in the diagram.
A A = North, B =South
B A = South, B = North
C A = Positive, B = Negative
D A = Negative, B = Positive
4. Looking at the field lines, are the magnets in the picture attracting or repelling?
A Repelling
B Attracting
C Both Attracting and Repelling
D Neither Attracting nor Repelling
5. Which statement is incorrect about the construction of an electromagnet.
A It consists of a metal core wrapped in coils of insulated wire.
B The wire wrapped around a core must be connected to a power supply.
C The coil of wire can be insulated or not insulated.
D The metal core must be cylindrical.
A B
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6. Which of these would strengthen an electromagnet?
A Wrapping less coils around the metal core.
B Using a more streamline metal core.
C Decreasing the current in the coils.
D Increasing the voltage of the power supply.
7. What feature of an electromagnet makes it good for holding open fire doors.
A They are strong.
B They can be switched on and off.
C The strength of the magnet can be altered.
D The materials for an electromagnet are inexpensive.
8. What is the best metal to use as the core of an electromagnet?
A Steel
B Copper
C Aluminium
D Iron
9. What is the main characteristic of soft magnetic materials?
A They are attracted to magnets.
B They can be turned into permanent magnets
C Their magnetism is only temporary.
D They become more bendy when exposed to magnets.
10. What must happen for an electromagnet to have a magnetic field?
A It must be heated.
B It must be touching another magnet.
C It must be lined up with the Earths magnetic field.
D It must be connected to an electrical source.
Magnetism and Electromagnetism MCQs Answers
1. B2. A3. A4. B5. C6. D7. B8. D9. C10. D