YEAR 10 PHYSICS QUIZ Round 1 Forces Question

YEAR 10 PHYSICS QUIZ Round 1: Forces

Question One: What is a force?

Question Two: Which of the following forces is a contact force? a) Gravity force b) Magnetic force c) Support force d) Electrostatic force

Question Three: What is the name of the unit force and what is the unit symbol?

Question Four: Draw and label the forces acting on a aeroplane that is coming in to land

Question Five: a) Describe the motion of an aeroplane that is coming in to land b) Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

Question Six If Chewbacca has a mass of 250 kg a) What is the definition of mass? b) What is his weight on earth? c) What is his mass in outer space?

Question Seven a) Name the force that acts between 2 surfaces that rub against each other? b) In which direction does this force act?

Question 8 What piece of equipment do we use to measure force?

ANSWERS Round 1: Forces

Question One: What is a force? A push or a pull (or a twist)

Question Two: Which of the following forces is a contact force? a) b) c) d) Gravity force Magnetic force Support c) Supportforce Electrostatic force

Question Three: What is the name of the unit force and what is the unit symbol? newton N

Question Four: Lift Draw and label the forces acting on a aeroplane that Thrust Drag force is coming in to land Weight force/force of gravity

Question Five: a) Describe the motion of an aeroplane that is coming in to land b) Are the forces balanced or unbalanced? a)Slowing down (decelerating) and falling down/getting lower b) unbalanced

Question Six If Chewbacca has a mass of 250 kg a) What is the definition of mass? The amount of matter in an object/Chewbacca a) What is his weight on earth? 250 x 10 = 2500 N a) What is his mass in outer space? Still 250 kg

Question Seven a) Name the force that acts between 2 surfaces that rub against each other? FRICTION b) In which direction does this force act? In the opposite direction to the direction of motion

Question 8 What piece of equipment do we use to measure force? Spring balance or forcemeter

YEAR 10 PHYSICS QUIZ Round 2: Motion

Question One: What are the SI units and unit symbols for: a) Distance b) Speed c) Time

Question Two: If a horse gallops 2000 m in 50 s, calculate the speed of the horse. Use v=d/t Showing working steps

Question Three: Name the type of energy moving objects have?

Question Four: What type of energy do objects have that are up high?

Question Five: Describe Dan’s motion: a) In the first hour of the trek b) Between 2. 5 and 3. 5 hours

ANSWERS Round 2: Motion

Question One: What are the SI units and unit symbols for: a) Distance metres m b) Speed metres per second ms-1 a) Time seconds s

Question Two: If a horse gallops 2000 m in 50 s, calculate the speed of the horse. Use v=d/t v= 2000/50 v= 40 ms-1

Question Three: Name the type of energy moving objects have? Kinetic energy

Question Four: What type of energy do objects have that are up high? Gravitational potential energy

Question Five: Describe Dan’s motion: a) In the first hour of the trek Travelling at a fast constant speed b) Between 2. 5 and 3. 5 hours Stopped/stationary

YEAR 10 PHYSICS QUIZ Round 3: Electricity

Question One: Name the following symbols?

Question Two: Draw a circuit containing a battery, 2 lamps in series and an ammeter?

Question Three: Draw a circuit showing 2 lamps in parallel with a voltmeter wired to show the voltage of one lamp?

Question Four: Describe the pattern for current in a series circuit?

Question Five: Predict the current in the main part of the circuit.

Question Six What is the definition for a conductor?

Question Seven Choose the insulator from the list below: a) Aluminium can b) Graphite (in pencils) c) Silver earring d) Wood

Question 8 What happens to the lamps in a series circuit if one lamp breaks/blows?

ANSWERS Round 3: Electricity

Question One: Name the following symbols? Switch Voltmeter Ammeter

Question Two: Draw a circuit containing a battery, 2 lamps in series and an ammeter?

Question Three: Draw a circuit showing 2 lamps in parallel with a voltmeter wired to show the voltage of one lamp? V

Question Four: Describe the pattern for current in a series circuit? The current is the same everywhere in the circuit

Question Five: Predict the current in the main part of the circuit. 6 A

Question Six What is the definition for a conductor? A substance that allows electricity to pass through it

Question Seven Choose the insulator from the list below: a) Aluminium can b) Graphite (in pencils) c) Silver earring d) Wood

Question 8 What happens to the lamps in a series circuit if one lamp breaks/blows? They all go out