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This document is a quiz on conceptual physics, featuring multiple-choice questions covering topics such as force, scalar quantities, Newton's laws, types of mirrors, motion, wave propagation, buoyancy, force balance, energy conversion, and weightlessness in orbit. Each question presents four answer options, testing the reader's understanding of fundamental physics concepts. The quiz is designed to assess knowledge in a concise and structured format.

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Physics quiz 3

This document is a quiz on conceptual physics, featuring multiple-choice questions covering topics such as force, scalar quantities, Newton's laws, types of mirrors, motion, wave propagation, buoyancy, force balance, energy conversion, and weightlessness in orbit. Each question presents four answer options, testing the reader's understanding of fundamental physics concepts. The quiz is designed to assess knowledge in a concise and structured format.

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Conceptual Physics Quiz – Alternative Version

1.​ What is the SI unit of force?​


a) Joule​
b) Newton​
c) Watt​
d) Pascal
2.​ Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity?​
a) Speed​
b) Mass​
c) Velocity​
d) Temperature
3.​ Which law explains why you feel a backward push when you jump off a boat?​
a) Newton's First Law​
b) Newton's Second Law​
c) Newton's Third Law​
d) Law of Conservation of Energy
4.​ What type of mirror is used in car side mirrors to provide a wider field of view?​
a) Plane mirror​
b) Concave mirror​
c) Convex mirror​
d) Parabolic mirror
5.​ If an object is moving in a circular path at constant speed, what is true about
its velocity?​
a) It is constant​
b) It is changing direction​
c) It is increasing​
d) It is decreasing
6.​ Which of the following waves does NOT require a medium to propagate?​
a) Sound waves​
b) Water waves​
c) Radio waves​
d) Seismic waves
7.​ Why does ice float on water?​
a) Ice is heavier than water​
b) Ice is denser than water​
c) Ice has more air trapped inside​
d) Ice is less dense than water
8.​ If you push an object and it doesn’t move, what can you say about the forces
acting on it?​
a) The object is massless​
b) The forces are balanced​
c) The object is frictionless​
d) The applied force is greater than friction
9.​ Which energy conversion takes place when a stretched rubber band is
released?​
a) Kinetic to potential​
b) Potential to kinetic​
c) Thermal to kinetic​
d) Chemical to mechanical
10.​Why do astronauts in orbit around Earth feel weightless?​
a) There is no gravity in space​
b) They are in constant free fall​
c) They have no mass in space​
d) The space station cancels out gravity
11.​

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