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Physics Reviewer
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
1. What is the SI unit of force?
A. Joule
B. Newton
C. Watt
D. Pascal
2. What is Newton's First Law of Motion also called?
A. Law of Acceleration
B. Law of Action-Reaction
C. Law of Inertia
D. Law of Gravity
3. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?
A. 9.81 m/s²
B. 1.62 m/s²
C. 3.14 m/s²
D. 5.5 m/s²
4. What type of energy is possessed by a moving object?
A. Potential Energy
B. Kinetic Energy
C. Thermal Energy
D. Chemical Energy
5. What is the SI unit of work?
A. Joule
B. Newton
C. Watt
D. Pascal
6. Which of these is an example of potential energy?
A. A rolling ball
B. A stretched rubber band
C. A moving car
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D. A falling rock
7. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
A. 300,000 km/s
B. 150,000 km/s
C. 3,000 m/s
D. 30,000 km/s
8. What is the formula for momentum?
A. p = mv
B. F = ma
C. W = Fd
D. P = IV
9. What is the force that opposes motion?
A. Gravity
B. Friction
C. Magnetism
D. Inertia
10. Which simple machine is a rotating wheel with a rope?
A. Lever
B. Pulley
C. Inclined Plane
D. Screw
11. What is the SI unit of power?
A. Joule
B. Watt
C. Newton
D. Pascal
12. Which law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
A. Newton's First Law
B. Newton's Second Law
C. Newton's Third Law
D. Law of Conservation of Energy
13. What happens to pressure if force increases but area remains constant?
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A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Stays the same
D. Becomes zero
14. What is the primary force responsible for tides on Earth?
A. Wind
B. Gravity
C. Magnetic Force
D. Buoyancy
15. Which of these waves does NOT require a medium?
A. Sound Waves
B. Water Waves
C. Light Waves
D. Seismic Waves
16. What is the energy stored in a compressed spring?
A. Kinetic Energy
B. Elastic Potential Energy
C. Gravitational Energy
D. Chemical Energy
17. The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is called?
A. Acceleration
B. Friction
C. Inertia
D. Momentum
18. What type of wave is sound?
A. Transverse
B. Longitudinal
C. Electromagnetic
D. Surface
19. What is the SI unit of frequency?
A. Hertz
B. Joule
C. Pascal
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D. Newton
20. What do you call the bending of light as it passes through a different medium?
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Diffraction
D. Dispersion
21. What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
A. Electromagnetic Force
B. Nuclear Force
C. Gravitational Force
D. Frictional Force
22. What is the SI unit of electric current?
A. Ampere
B. Coulomb
C. Ohm
D. Volt
23. What is the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched?
A. Elasticity
B. Plasticity
C. Rigidity
D. Brittleness
24. What type of mirror is used in car side mirrors?
A. Convex
B. Concave
C. Plane
D. Cylindrical
25. What is the formula for Ohm's Law?
A. V = IR
B. P = IV
C. W = Fd
D. KE = ½ mv²
26. What property of a wave determines its loudness?
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A. Frequency
B. Wavelength
C. Amplitude
D. Speed
27. What is the phenomenon where light is scattered by small particles?
A. Refraction
B. Diffraction
C. Dispersion
D. Scattering
28. What does a transformer change?
A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Resistance
D. Both A and B
29. What is the SI unit of pressure?
A. Pascal
B. Newton
C. Joule
D. Watt
30. What is the force acting per unit area?
A. Density
B. Pressure
C. Torque
D. Work
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Answer Key
1. What is the SI unit of force? Answer: B
2. What is Newton's First Law of Motion also called? Answer: C
3. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth? Answer: A
4. What type of energy is possessed by a moving object? Answer: B
5. What is the SI unit of work? Answer: A
6. Which of these is an example of potential energy? Answer: B
7. What is the speed of light in a vacuum? Answer: A
8. What is the formula for momentum? Answer: A
9. What is the force that opposes motion? Answer: B
10. Which simple machine is a rotating wheel with a rope? Answer: B
11. What is the SI unit of power? Answer: B
12. Which law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction? Answer: C
13. What happens to pressure if force increases but area remains constant? Answer: B
14. What is the primary force responsible for tides on Earth? Answer: B
15. Which of these waves does NOT require a medium? Answer: C
16. What is the energy stored in a compressed spring? Answer: B
17. The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is called? Answer: C
18. What type of wave is sound? Answer: B
19. What is the SI unit of frequency? Answer: A
20. What do you call the bending of light as it passes through a different medium? Answer: B
21. What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun? Answer: C
22. What is the SI unit of electric current? Answer: A
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23. What is the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched? Answer: A
24. What type of mirror is used in car side mirrors? Answer: A
25. What is the formula for Ohm's Law? Answer: A
26. What property of a wave determines its loudness? Answer: C
27. What is the phenomenon where light is scattered by small particles? Answer: D
28. What does a transformer change? Answer: D
29. What is the SI unit of pressure? Answer: A
30. What is the force acting per unit area? Answer: B
