1.

WHICH FORCE PULLS

OBJECTS TOWARD THE EARTH?

a. FRICTION
b. GRAVITY
c. MAGNETIC FORCE
d. TENSION
2. WHAT FORCE OPPOSES THE MOTION
OF OBJECTS RUBBING AGAINST EACH
OTHER?

a. ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
b. FRICTION
c. GRAVITY
d. TENSION
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
FORCES IS INVOLVED WHEN
TWO ELECTRICALLY CHARGED
OBJECTS INTERACT?
A. ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
B. FRICTION
C. GRAVITY
D. MAGNETIC FORCE
4. WHAT FORCE PREVENTS AN
OBJECT FROM SLIDING ON A
SURFACE WHEN IT IS AT REST?
A. AIR RESISTANCE
B. KINETIC FRICTION
C. STATIC FRICTION
D. TENSION
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
MEASURED IN NEWTONS (N)?

A. DISTANCE
B. FORCE
C. SPEED
D. WORK
6. WHICH FORCE ACTS BETWEEN
TWO MAGNETS WHEN THEY
ATTRACT OR REPEL EACH OTHER?

A. ELASTIC FORCE
B. ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
C. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
D. MAGNETIC FORCE
7. WHICH FORCE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CAUSING OBJECTS TO FALL
TOWARDS THE EARTH?
A. FRICTION
B. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
C. MAGNETIC FORCE
D. TENSION
8. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE
FORCE THAT RESISTS THE
MOTION OF AN OBJECT MOVING
THROUGH AIR OR WATER?
A. AIR RESISTANCE
B. ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
C. FRICTION
D. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
9. WHICH FORCE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT BETWEEN TWO
OBJECTS DUE TO THEIR MASSES?
A. ELASTIC FORCE
B. FRICTION
C. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
D. MAGNETIC FORCE
10. WHAT FORCE IS EXERTED
WHEN A SPRING IS
STRETCHED OR COMPRESSED?
A. ELASTIC FORCE
B. ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
C. FRICTION
D. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
11. WHAT IS THE RESULT WHEN
TWO FORCES OF EQUAL
MAGNITUDE ACT IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS?
A. ACCELERATION
B. BALANCED FORCES
C. FRICTION
D. UNBALANCED FORCES
12. IF AN OBJECT IS MOVING
WITH CONSTANT VELOCITY,
WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE
FORCES ACTING ON IT?
A. THE FORCES ARE UNBALANCED
B. THE FORCES ARE BALANCED
C. THERE ARE NO FORCES ACTING ON THE OBJECT
D. THE OBJECT IS ACCELERATING
 13. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE
OF UNBALANCED FORCES?
A. A BOOK RESTING ON A TABLE
B. A PERSON SITTING STILL
C. A CAR ACCELERATING FORWARD
D. A BOX SLIDING AT CONSTANT SPEED
 14. WHAT DOES A FREE-BODY
DIAGRAM WITH TWO FORCES OF
UNEQUAL MAGNITUDE ACTING IN
OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS REPRESENT?

A. BALANCED FORCES
B. UNBALANCED FORCES
C. A STATIONARY OBJECT
D. NO FORCES ACTING ON THE OBJECT
 15. WHICH SITUATION
DESCRIBES BALANCED
FORCES
A. A BALL THROWN UPWARDS
B. A MOVING CAR WITH A CONSTANT SPEED
C. A BOOK SLIDING ON A TABLE AT A CONSTANT SPEED
D. A STATIONARY OBJECT WITH FORCES ACTING IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS BUT EQUAL IN MAGNITUDE
 16. WHAT IS THE DIRECTION OF
THE NET FORCE WHEN TWO
EQUAL FORCES ACT IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS ON AN OBJECT?
A. THERE IS NO NET FORCE
B. THE NET FORCE IS ZERO
C. THE NET FORCE IS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LARGER FORCE
D. THE NET FORCE IS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SMALLER FORCE
 17. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT
UNBALANCED FORCES?
A. THEY CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT
B. THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE OBJECT
C. THEY RESULT IN A CHANGE IN THE OBJECT’S MOTION
D. THEY CAUSE AN OBJECT TO REMAIN AT REST
 18. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING REPRESENTS AN
OBJECT IN EQUILIBRIUM?
A. A CAR ACCELERATING
B. A ROCKET LAUNCHING
C. A BALL ROLLING DOWN A HILL
D. A BOOK LYING ON A TABLE WITH GRAVITY AND THE
NORMAL FORCE BALANCED
 19. IF A CAR IS MOVING AT A
CONSTANT VELOCITY, WHAT CAN
BE CONCLUDED ABOUT THE
FORCES ACTING ON IT?
A. THE NET FORCE IS ZERO
B. THE OBJECT IS ACCELERATING
C. THE FORCES ARE UNBALANCED
D. THERE IS NO FORCE ACTING ON THE CAR
 20. WHEN FORCES ARE
BALANCED, WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE MOTION OF THE OBJECT?
A. THE OBJECT SLOWS DOWN
B. THE OBJECT ACCELERATES
C. THE OBJECT CHANGES DIRECTION
D. THE OBJECT REMAINS AT REST OR CONTINUES
MOVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED
 21. WHICH STATEMENT IS BEST TO
DESCRIBE DISTANCE? DISTANCE IS-

A. THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT

B. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE PATH TRAVELED
C. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STARTING AND ENDING
POSITIONS
D. THE STRAIGHT-LINE MEASUREMENT FROM THE STARTING
POINT TO THE ENDPOINT
 22. IF A PERSON WALKS 3
METERS NORTH, THEN 3 METERS
SOUTH, WHAT IS THEIR
DISPLACEMENT?
A. 0 METERS
B. 3 METERS NORTH
C. 3 METERS SOUTH
D. 6 METERS
 23. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT
DISPLACEMENT?
A. IT CAN NEVER BE ZERO.
B. IT IS ALWAYS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED.
C. IT IS MEASURED IN METERS, BUT NOT IN A SPECIFIC
DIRECTION.
D. IT IS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN THE STARTING POINT
AND THE ENDPOINT, WITH DIRECTION.
 24. A PERSON WALKS 5
METERS EAST. WHAT IS THEIR
DISPLACEMENT?
A. 0 METERS
B. 5 METERS
C. 5 METERS EAST
D. 5 METERS WEST
 25. WHICH OF THESE
DESCRIBES DISTANCE?

A. IT CAN BE NEGATIVE.
B. IT INCLUDES DIRECTION.
C. IT IS A SCALAR QUANTITY.
D. IT IS A VECTOR QUANTITY.
26. IF AN OBJECT MOVES 10 METERS
EAST AND THEN 10 METERS WEST,
WHAT IS THE TOTAL DISTANCE
TRAVELED AND THE DISPLACEMENT?
A. DISTANCE = 20 METERS, DISPLACEMENT = 0 METERS
B. DISTANCE = 20 METERS, DISPLACEMENT = 20 METERS
C. DISTANCE = 10 METERS, DISPLACEMENT = 0 METERS
D. DISTANCE = 10 METERS, DISPLACEMENT = 10 METERS EAST
27. WHAT IS THE KEY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SPEED AND VELOCITY?

A. SPEED INCLUDES DIRECTION, BUT VELOCITY DOES NOT.

B. SPEED IS THE RATE OF CHANGE OF POSITION, BUT VELOCITY IS NOT.
C. SPEED IS A SCALAR QUANTITY, AND VELOCITY IS A VECTOR
QUANTITY.
D. VELOCITY IS MEASURED IN METERS PER SECOND, WHILE SPEED IS
MEASURED IN KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
28. A CYCLIST TRAVELS 200
METERS NORTH IN 50 SECONDS.
WHAT IS THEIR SPEED?

A. 4 M/S
B. 10 M/S
C. 50 M/S
D. 200 M/S
29. IF A CAR MOVES 120 METERS
EAST IN 30 SECONDS, WHAT IS
ITS VELOCITY?

A. 4 M/S EAST
B. 4 M/S
C. 30 M/S EAST
D. 120 M/S
30. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
IS TRUE ABOUT VELOCITY?

A. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME AS SPEED.

B. IT IS MEASURED IN KILOMETERS PER HOUR ONLY.
C. IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON DIRECTION.
D. IT CAN BE ZERO IF THE OBJECT RETURNS TO ITS
STARTING POINT.
31. A RUNNER COMPLETES A 400-
METER LAP AROUND A TRACK IN 50
SECONDS. WHAT IS THEIR SPEED?

A. 0 M/S
B. 8 M/S
C. 50 M/S
D. 400 M/S
32. A CAR TRAVELS 200 METERS EAST
IN 40 SECONDS, THEN 100 METERS
WEST IN 20 SECONDS. WHAT IS THE
CAR'S AVERAGE VELOCITY?
A. 3 M/S EAST
B. 5 M/S EAST
C. 5 M/S WEST
D. 10 M/S WEST
33. YOU PLACE A METAL SPOON IN A CUP
OF HOT TEA. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE
SPOON BECOMES HOT. WHAT TYPE OF
ENERGY TRANSFER IS HAPPENING?
A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. INSULATION
D. RADIATION
34. WHY DOES AN ICE CUBE MELT
FASTER ON A METAL COUNTERTOP
THAN ON A WOODEN COUNTERTOP?
A. METAL HAS A LOWER HEAT CAPACITY THAN WOOD.
B. METAL IS A BETTER CONDUCTOR OF HEAT THAN WOOD.
C. METAL HAS A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN WOOD.
D. WOOD ABSORBS MORE HEAT FROM THE ICE CUBE
THAN METAL.
35. YOU ARE USING A PLASTIC
HANDLE TO HOLD A POT ON THE
STOVE. WHY IS THE PLASTIC
HANDLE SAFER THAN A METAL ONE?
A. PLASTIC IS A BETTER CONDUCTOR OF HEAT THAN METAL.
B. PLASTIC ABSORBS HEAT, CAUSING THE POT TO COOL FASTER.
C. METAL CONDUCTS HEAT MORE EFFICIENTLY, MAKING THE
HANDLE COOLER.
D. PLASTIC IS A POOR CONDUCTOR, SO IT DOESN'T TRANSFER
HEAT TO YOUR HAND.
36. IF A METAL SPOON IS PLACED IN A
CUP OF HOT COFFEE, AND THE
HANDLE BECOMES WARM, WHAT TYPE
OF HEAT TRANSFER IS OCCURRING?
A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. EVAPORATION
D. RADIATION
37. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
BEST EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HEAT AND TEMPERATURE?
A. HEAT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY OF PARTICLES, WHILE
TEMPERATURE MEASURES THE AVERAGE ENERGY.
B. HEAT MEASURES THE AVERAGE ENERGY OF PARTICLES, WHILE
TEMPERATURE MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY.
C. HEAT IS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT, WHILE TEMPERATURE IS THE
PROCESS OF ENERGY TRANSFER.
D. HEAT AND TEMPERATURE ARE THE SAME AND ARE USED
INTERCHANGEABLY.
38. YOU PLACE AN ICE CUBE ON A METAL COUNTERTOP
AND ANOTHER ON A WOODEN COUNTERTOP. AFTER
SOME TIME, THE ICE CUBE ON THE METAL
COUNTERTOP MELTS FASTER. WHICH STATEMENT BEST
EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THIS DIFFERENCE?
A. METAL ABSORBS MORE HEAT THAN WOOD.
B. METAL HAS A LOWER TEMPERATURE THAN WOOD.
C. WOOD PREVENTS HEAT TRANSFER BETTER THAN
METAL
D. METAL CONDUCTS HEAT AWAY FROM THE ICE CUBE
FASTER THAN WOOD.
39. A METAL SPOON IS PLACED IN A CUP OF HOT TEA,
AND YOU TOUCH THE SPOON AFTER A FEW MINUTES.
THE SPOON FEELS HOT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
PROCESSES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPOON BECOMING
HOT?

A. INSULATION, BECAUSE THE SPOON IS PROTECTED FROM HEAT.

B. RADIATION, BECAUSE HEAT TRAVELS THROUGH EMPTY SPACE.
C. CONVECTION, BECAUSE HEAT IS CARRIED BY THE MOVEMENT OF
AIR.
D. CONDUCTION, BECAUSE HEAT MOVES FROM THE HOT TEA TO
THE SPOON.
40. A PERSON HEATS UP A ROOM BY TURNING
ON A RADIATOR. THE HEAT FROM THE RADIATOR
SPREADS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ROOM.
WHICH FORM OF ENERGY TRANSFER HAPPENED
A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. RADIATION
D. REFLECTION
41. YOU PLACE A PLASTIC CUP AND A METAL CUP
ON THE STOVE. AFTER HEATING BOTH, YOU FIND
THAT THE METAL CUP FEELS MUCH HOTTER TO
THE TOUCH. WHAT CAN YOU INFER ABOUT THE
TWO MATERIALS?
A. THE PLASTIC CUP CONDUCTS HEAT BETTER THAN THE METAL
CUP.
B. BOTH CUPS ARE INSULATORS, BUT THE METAL CUP ABSORBS
MORE HEAT.
C. THE METAL CUP IS A BETTER CONDUCTOR OF HEAT THAN THE
PLASTIC CUP
D. THE METAL CUP IS AN INSULATOR, WHILE THE PLASTIC CUP IS
A CONDUCTOR.
42. A THERMOMETER MEASURES THE
TEMPERATURE OF A HOT LIQUID. WHICH
STATEMENT EXPLAINS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN HEAT AND
TEMPERATURE IN THIS CASE?
• A. HEAT ONLY AFFECTS TEMPERATURE IN GASES, NOT LIQUIDS.
• B. TEMPERATURE MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY, WHILE HEAT
MEASURES THE AVERAGE ENERGY.
• C. HEAT AND TEMPERATURE ARE THE SAME, SO THE
THERMOMETER MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF HEAT.
• D. HEAT IS THE TOTAL ENERGY OF PARTICLES, AND
TEMPERATURE MEASURES THE AVERAGE ENERGY OF
PARTICLES.
43. WHEN EVALUATING THE TRANSFER OF HEAT
FROM A CAMPFIRE TO YOUR SKIN, WHICH METHOD
IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HEAT
TRANSFER?

A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. INSULATION
D. RADIATION
44. WHEN YOU PLACE A METAL SPOON IN A
CUP OF HOT COFFEE, THE SPOON BECOMES
HOT. WHICH HEAT TRANSFER METHOD IS
PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE?

A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. RADIATION
D. REFLECTION
45. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN
EXAMPLE OF HEAT TRANSFER BY
CONVECTION?

A. A CAMPFIRE WARMING YOUR HANDS

B. THE WARM AIR CIRCULATING AROUND A
HEATED ROOM
C. ICE MELTING IN A WARM DRINK
D. THE SUN WARMING THE EARTH'S SURFACE
46. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
SITUATIONS DOES RADIATION PLAY THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HEAT
TRANSFER?
A. WARM AIR RISING IN A ROOM
B. A POT HEATING UP ON THE STOVE
C. A SPOON HEATING UP IN A CUP OF SOUP
D. THE EARTH RECEIVING HEAT FROM THE SUN
47. WHICH OF THESE METHODS
WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE FOR
TRANSFERRING HEAT THROUGH A
SOLID OBJECT?
A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. RADIATION
D. REFLECTION
 48. YOU ARE DESIGNING A NEW KITCHEN
APPLIANCE THAT USES HEAT TO COOK FOOD. YOU
WANT TO CHOOSE THE BEST HEAT TRANSFER
METHOD FOR YOUR APPLIANCE. WHICH
COMBINATION OF METHODS WOULD YOU USE FOR
THE MOST EFFICIENT HEAT TRANSFER IN COOKING
FOOD?
A. RADIATION FOR HEATING THE FOOD AND CONVECTION FOR COOLING THE
APPLIANCE.
B. CONVECTION FOR HEATING THE AIR INSIDE, AND RADIATION FOR
WARMING THE FOOD EVENLY.
C. CONDUCTION FOR DIRECTLY HEATING THE FOOD, AND RADIATION FOR
WARMING THE AIR AROUND THE FOOD.
D. CONVECTION FOR DIRECTLY HEATING THE FOOD, AND CONDUCTION FOR
WARMING THE AIR AROUND THE FOOD.
 49. IMAGINE YOU ARE DESIGNING A HEAT
INSULATION MATERIAL FOR A NEW HOME. WHICH
COMBINATION OF MATERIALS AND METHODS OF
HEAT
TRANSFER SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO REDUCE
HEAT LOSS MOST EFFECTIVELY?

A. A COMBINATION OF METAL AND CONVECTION TO ALLOW HEAT TO ESCAPE FREELY.

B. A COMBINATION OF DENSE MATERIALS AND RADIATION TO ALLOW HEAT
ABSORPTION.
C. A COMBINATION OF REFLECTIVE METAL AND CONVECTION TO MAXIMIZE HEAT
TRANSFER.
D. A COMBINATION OF AIR POCKETS AND INSULATION TO PREVENT CONDUCTION
AND CONVECTION.
 50. YOU ARE TRYING TO KEEP A BUILDING COOL
DURING HOT WEATHER. WHICH COMBINATION OF
HEAT TRANSFER METHODS WOULD BE MOST
EFFECTIVE FOR REDUCING HEAT INSIDE THE
BUILDING?

A. USE MATERIALS THAT PROMOTE CONDUCTION AND BLOCK

CONVECTION.
B. USE THICK WALLS TO CONDUCT HEAT INSIDE AND BLOCK CONVECTION
CURRENTS.
C. USE RADIATION TO HEAT THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND
CONVECTION TO INCREASE HEAT TRANSFER.
D. USE REFLECTIVE SURFACES TO BLOCK RADIATION FROM THE SUN AND
VENTILATION TO INCREASE CONVECTION.