SCIENCE: PHYSICS

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1. Which of the following is a physical change?
A. Burning wood C. Rusting of iron
B. Melting ice D. Cooking an egg
2. What happens when you place a metal spoon into a hot drink?
A. The spoon gets colder
B. The spoon gets hotter
C. The spoon stays the same temperature
D. The drink becomes colder
3. What is the unit of force?
A. Watt C. Newton
B. Joule D. Meter
4. Which of the following is an example of an energy
transformation?
A. A car moving C. A rock at the top of a hill
B. A person sitting still D. A stretched rubber band
5. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Mass and weight are the same
B. Weight is dependent on gravity, but mass is not
C. Mass changes depending on location
D. Weight is measured in kilograms
6. What do you call the amount of space an object occupies?
A. Weight C. Density
B. Volume D. Mass
7. What is the force that pulls objects toward the Earth?
A. Friction C. Gravity
B. Magnetism D. Tension
8. Which type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
A. Kinetic energy
B. Gravitational potential energy
C. Elastic potential energy
D. Thermal energy
9. What is the state of matter with a definite volume but no
definite shape?
A. Solid C. Gas
B. Liquid D. Plasma
10. Which of the following is a conductor of electricity?
A. Rubber C. Copper
B. Wood D. Glass
11. The energy stored in food is a form of:
A. Kinetic energy C. Electrical energy
B. Chemical energy D. Thermal energy

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12. What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles
in a substance?
A. Temperature C. Pressure
B. Volume D. Density
13. What does a simple circuit require?
A. At least one battery and one switch
B. Only a light bulb
C. Only a wire
D. At least one power source and one wire
14. Which object has the most inertia?
A. A small rock C. A balloon
B. A large boulder D. A feather
15. Which of the following is an example of an insulator?
A. Copper C. Plastic
B. Aluminum D. Iron
16. What is the energy that is stored in an object due to its
position called?
A. Kinetic energy C. Chemical energy
B. Gravitational potential energy D. Thermal energy
17. What is the formula for calculating speed?
A. Speed = Distance × Time C. Speed = Distance ÷ Time
B. Speed = Time ÷ Distance D. Speed = Force ÷ Time
18. The force of friction always acts in the:
A. Same direction as motion C. Same direction as gravity
B. Opposite direction to motion D. Opposite direction to gravity
19. What kind of wave is light?
A. Transverse wave C. Mechanical wave
B. Longitudinal wave D. Sound wave
20. What happens when light passes through a prism?
A. It bends and separates into different colors
B. It slows down
C. It disappears
D. It changes direction randomly
21. What is the primary cause of tides on Earth?
A. Wind C. Gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun
B. Earth's rotation D. Ocean currents
22. Which of the following can be seen by the naked eye?
A. A sound wave C. A light wave
B. A radio wave D. An x-ray

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23. What is the effect of increasing the mass of an object on its
gravitational force?
A. It decreases the gravitational force
B. It has no effect
C. It increases the gravitational force
D. It reverses the direction of gravitational force
24. What device converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?
A. Light bulb C. Speaker
B. Fan D. Motor
25. What does an electric current flow through?
A. Insulators C. Reflectors
B. Conductors D. Absorbers
26. Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable energy
source?
A. Solar energy C. Coal
B. Wind energy D. Hydroelectric energy
27. Which form of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom?
A. Kinetic energy C. Nuclear energy
B. Thermal energy D. Chemical energy
28. How do we see objects?
A. Objects emit light
B. Our eyes reflect light from objects
C. Our eyes absorb light from objects
D. Objects reflect light into our eyes
29. What happens when you push an object in space?
A. The object stops moving after a while
B. The object accelerates at a constant rate
C. The object moves in a circular path
D. The object keeps moving forever in the same direction
30. What happens when two forces are balanced?
A. The object will accelerate
B. The object stays at rest or continues moving at a constant speed
C. The object moves faster
D. The object will stop moving