Can You Pass a Basic Physics Test?

If an object is in motion, what kind of energy does it possess?

• Kinetic Energy

• Metabolic Energy

• Potential Energy

What is the force that holds back a sliding object?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Momentum

Which of these particles is light made up from?

• Photons

• Electrons

• Quarks

The amount of matter in an object is its _______.

• Density

• Weight

• Mass

What is the unit of force?

• Degree

• Joule

• Newton

What is the Earth’s primary source of energy?

• The sea's movement

• The sun

• Earth’s core

Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

• Baryon

• Protons

• Electrons

What is the formula for measuring 'Density'?

• Weight multiplied by surface

• Mass divided by volume

• Volume multiplied by weight

What is at the center of a heliocentric solar system?

• Moon

• Planet

• Sun

In the formula, E = mc2, what does 'C' represent?

• Speed of light

• Change

• Descent

What is the force that keeps us on the ground?

• Mass

• Speed

• Gravity

What type of energy does an object at rest possess?

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Potential Energy

What is the wire inside of an electric bulb known as?

• Foil

• Filament

• Coil

Which scientist is famous for his theory of relativity?

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Newton

Approximately how old is the universe?

• 9.2 billion years

• 4.5 billion years

• 13.8 billion years

What happens to a metal when it is heated?

• It contracts

• It expands

• It doesn’t change

What is the unit of electrical current?

• Ampere

• Kelvin

• Ohm

Who developed the original idea of atoms?

• Niels Bohr

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein