Physics Comprehensive Practice Test 1

Questions

100

Marks

Sections

100%

Auto-Graded

Section	Questions	Marks Each	Total
A — Multiple Choice	15	2	30
B — True / False	10	2	20
C — Fill in the Blank	10	2	20
D — Column Matching	5 sub-questions	2	10
E — Short Answer	5	4	20
Total	45	—	100

Source scope: This paper is based only on the 12 Physics articles currently in the EDUSAMBAM master library: Energy: Types, Sources, and Transformations; Electricity and Magnetism: The Basics; Force and Newton's Laws of Motion; Gravity and Space; Heat and Temperature; Light: Reflection, Refraction, and Color; Matter and Its States; Motion: Speed, Velocity, and Distance; Pressure and Buoyancy; Sound: How We Hear the World; What is Physics?; Work, Power, and Simple Machines

Section A — Multiple Choice

30 marks

15 questions · 2 marks each. Select the best answer.

1.What is energy?Intermediate2 pts

A. A type of force

B. The capacity to do work

C. Only heat and light combined

D. A unit of mass

2.What is an electric current?Advanced2 pts

A. The resistance in a wire

B. A type of magnetic pole

C. The flow of electric charge through a conductor

D. A form of light

3.What is a force?Basic2 pts

A. A type of energy that never changes

B. A push or a pull on an object

C. The speed of an object

D. A measurement of mass only

4.What is gravity?Intermediate2 pts

A. A force that only exists on Earth

B. A force of attraction between any two objects with mass

C. A type of electromagnetic wave

D. A force that repels objects apart

5.What does temperature actually measure?Advanced2 pts

A. The average kinetic energy of particles

B. The total amount of thermal energy in an object

C. The mass of a substance

D. The colour of an object

6.What is light?Basic2 pts

A. A liquid substance

B. A form of electromagnetic energy that travels as a wave

C. A type of sound wave

D. Only visible during the day

7.What is matter?Intermediate2 pts

A. Anything that is alive

B. Anything that has mass and takes up space

C. Only solids and liquids

D. Only things you can see

8.What is the key difference between distance and displacement?Advanced2 pts

A. They are exactly the same thing

B. Displacement includes direction; distance is only total path length

C. Distance includes direction; displacement does not

D. Displacement is always larger than distance

9.What is pressure?Basic2 pts

A. The total weight of an object

B. Force spread over an area

C. The speed at which fluid moves

D. A type of buoyant force

10.What is sound?Intermediate2 pts

A. A form of light

B. An electromagnetic wave

C. A mechanical wave created by a vibrating object

D. A type of force

11.What does the word "physics" originally come from, and what does it mean?Advanced2 pts

A. Greek "physika," meaning "natural things"

B. Latin "physicus," meaning "doctor"

C. Arabic "fizik," meaning "number"

D. French "physique," meaning "body"

12.In physics, when is work actually being done on an object?Basic2 pts

A. Whenever you feel tired

B. Whenever a force is applied, moving or not

C. When a force causes an object to move in the direction of that force

D. Only when electricity is involved

13.What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?Intermediate2 pts

A. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed

B. Energy always increases over time

C. Energy can be destroyed but never created

D. Only living things can create energy

14.What is the scattering of sunlight by gas molecules in the atmosphere called?Advanced2 pts

A. Refraction

B. Reflection

C. Rayleigh scattering

D. Diffusion scattering

15.Doing 100 joules of work in 2 seconds gives how much power?Basic2 pts

A. 200 watts

B. 50 watts

C. 100 watts

D. 2 watts

Section B — True / False

20 marks

10 questions · 2 marks each. Select True or False.

16.Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed from one form to another.Basic2 pts

False

True

17.A solar panel transforms light energy into electrical energy.Basic2 pts

False

True

18.In a series circuit, each component has a separate independent path for current.Basic2 pts

False

True

19.Newton’s First Law is also called the law of inertia.Basic2 pts

False

True

20.If the distance between two masses triples, their gravitational force becomes one-third as large.Intermediate2 pts

False

True

21.Temperature and heat mean exactly the same thing in physics.Basic2 pts

False

True

22.Refraction is the bending of light as it changes speed when entering a different medium.Basic2 pts

False

True

23.Sound can travel through the vacuum of outer space.Basic2 pts

False

True

24.An object can have zero displacement after travelling a non-zero distance.Intermediate2 pts

False

True

25.A simple machine can reduce the total amount of work required by creating extra energy.Intermediate2 pts

False

True

Section C — Fill in the Blank

20 marks

10 questions · 2 marks each. Type the missing term or value.

26.The SI unit of energy is the ____.Basic2 pts

27.Electric current is measured in ____.Basic2 pts

28.Newton’s Second Law is written as F = m____.Basic2 pts

29.The force that attracts masses toward one another is called ____.Basic2 pts

30.The three main methods of heat transfer are conduction, convection, and ____.Basic2 pts

31.The bending of light when it passes from one medium into another is called ____.Basic2 pts

32.The change from liquid to gas is called ____.Basic2 pts

33.Average speed is calculated as total distance divided by total ____.Basic2 pts

34.The upward force exerted by a fluid on an immersed object is called ____.Basic2 pts

35.Power is the rate at which ____ is done or energy is transferred.Intermediate2 pts

Section D — Matching

10 marks

5 sub-questions · 2 marks each. Match each sub-question in Column A with the correct entry in Column B.

36.Match each term in Column A with the correct description in Column B.Advanced10 pts

Column A

36(a). Kinetic energy

36(b). Inertia

36(c). Refraction

36(d). Buoyancy

36(e). Power

Column B

Bending of light between media

Rate of doing work

Energy due to motion

Upward force from a fluid

Resistance to a change in motion

Section E — Short Answer

20 marks

5 questions · 4 marks each. Answer in one or two clear sentences.

41.Explain the difference between kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy.Basic4 pts

42.Why does a seatbelt protect a passenger when a car stops suddenly?Intermediate4 pts

43.State the difference between mass and weight.Basic4 pts

44.Why does a steel ship float even though solid steel is denser than water?Intermediate4 pts

45.Explain why a ramp makes lifting a load easier without reducing the total work in the ideal case.Advanced4 pts