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What is the SI unit of force?

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Newton

Joule

Pascal

Watt

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Which of the following is not a fundamental force in nature?

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Gravitational

Electromagnetic

Nuclear

Frictional

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What does the law of conservation of energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

Energy increases over time.

Energy is always lost in transformations.

Energy can be created from nothing.

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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

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Velocity

Force

Mass

Acceleration

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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

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3 x 10^8 m/s

3 x 10^6 m/s

3 x 10^5 m/s

3 x 10^7 m/s

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Who is known as the father of classical mechanics?

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Albert Einstein

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

James Clerk Maxwell

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What is the principle of superposition in physics?

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The net force on an object is zero if it is at rest.

The total displacement of a point is the sum of individual displacements.

The total energy of a system remains constant.

The total momentum of a system is conserved.

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What does Ohm’s law state?

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Voltage = Current x Resistance

Resistance = Voltage / Current

Power = Voltage x Current

Current = Voltage / Resistance

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What is the unit of electric charge?

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Volt

Ohm

Ampere

Coulomb

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In which type of wave does the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

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Longitudinal

Transverse

Mechanical

Electromagnetic

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What does the term 'acceleration' refer to?

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Rate of change of velocity

Rate of change of speed

Rate of change of distance

Rate of change of position

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What is the law of universal gravitation?

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Every point mass attracts every other point mass by a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

The force of gravity is proportional to the mass of an object.

Objects will float in space if they have equal mass.

Gravitational force is constant regardless of distance.

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What is the kinetic energy of an object?

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Energy due to its motion

Energy due to its position

Energy due to its temperature

Energy due to its mass

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Which of the following quantities is conserved in an isolated system?

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Energy

Momentum

Charge

All of the above

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What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

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mgh

1/2 mv^2

F x d

Question 16 of 32

What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree Celsius?

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Specific heat capacity

Latent heat

Thermal conductivity

Thermal resistance

Question 17 of 32

What type of energy is associated with an object's position in a gravitational field?

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Kinetic energy

Potential energy

Thermal energy

Mechanical energy

Question 18 of 32

What does the term 'momentum' refer to in physics?

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The product of an object's mass and velocity

The product of an object's mass and acceleration

The rate of change of an object's velocity

The rate of change of an object's momentum

Question 19 of 32

What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

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Refraction

Reflection

Diffraction

Interference

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What is the basic unit of electric current?

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Ampere

Volt

Watt

Ohm

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What is the rate of change of momentum called?

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Force

Velocity

Acceleration

Pressure

Question 22 of 32

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

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Speed

Distance

Velocity

Energy

Question 23 of 32

What is the principle of inertia?

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An object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.

An object in motion will eventually come to rest due to friction.

The force applied to an object is directly proportional to its acceleration.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Question 24 of 32

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

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Electromagnetic wave

Mechanical wave

Transverse wave

Longitudinal wave

Question 25 of 32

What is the unit of measurement for energy?

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Joule

Newton

Pascal

Volt

Question 26 of 32

In the context of waves, what does 'frequency' refer to?

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The number of waves passing a point per unit time

The speed at which a wave travels

The distance between two consecutive crests

The height of the wave crest

Question 27 of 32

What is the formula for calculating work done by a force?

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Work = Force x Distance

Work = Force / Distance

Work = Mass x Velocity

Work = Mass x Acceleration

Question 28 of 32

What is the name of the effect where light bends around the edges of an object?

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Diffraction

Refraction

Reflection

Interference

Question 29 of 32

What is the unit of power?

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Joule

Watt

Ampere

Volt

Question 30 of 32

Which law states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature?

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Boyle's Law

Charles's Law

Avogadro's Law

Gay-Lussac's Law

Question 31 of 32

What does the term 'frequency' measure in physics?

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The number of oscillations per unit time

The distance between two points

The speed of an object

The force applied to an object

Question 32 of 32

What is the phenomenon of light splitting into its component colors called?

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Dispersion

Refraction

Reflection

Diffraction

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