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| Which subject | Physics |
| What age group | Year or Grade 9 |
| What topic | Introduction to physics |
| Question types | Close-ended |
| Number of questions | 20 |
| Number of answers | 4 |
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Welcome to your Year 9 Physics Quiz! Test your understanding of the basic concepts of physics with the following questions. Choose the best answer for each question.
What is the primary focus of physics?
A. The study of living organisms
B. The study of matter, energy, and their interactions
C. The study of historical events
D. The study of languages
Which of the following is considered a fundamental force in nature?
A. Gravitational force
B. Frictional force
C. Tension force
D. Air resistance
What is the SI unit of mass?
A. Liter
B. Kilogram
C. Newton
D. Meter
Which phenomenon does not require a medium to travel?
A. Sound
B. Water waves
C. Light
D. Seismic waves
What does Newton's First Law of Motion state?
A. Force equals mass times acceleration
B. Opposite forces are equal in magnitude
C. An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
D. Energy cannot be created or destroyed
Which of the following describes inertia?
A. The resistance of an object to a change in its motion
B. The speed of an object in a vacuum
C. The force acting on an object at rest
D. The energy transferred during a collision
What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?
A. 9.8 m/s²
B. 10 m/s²
C. 9.81 m/s²
D. 8.9 m/s²
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A. Velocity
B. Displacement
C. Speed
D. Acceleration
What does the principle of conservation of energy state?
A. Energy can be created but not destroyed
B. The total energy in a closed system remains constant
C. Energy can only be transferred between objects
D. Energy is always lost during transformations
What is the formula for calculating work done?
A. Force x time
B. Mass x acceleration
C. Force x distance
D. Energy x power
Which type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?
A. Kinetic energy
B. Thermal energy
C. Gravitational potential energy
D. Elastic potential energy
In which form does kinetic energy increase?
A. As speed increases
B. As mass decreases
C. As height increases
D. As temperature increases
What is frequency a measure of?
A. The height of a wave
B. The speed of an object
C. The number of cycles per unit time
D. The amplitude of a wave
Which of the following is a characteristic of a longitudinal wave?
A. Vibrations are perpendicular to motion
B. It can travel through a vacuum
C. Particles move parallel to the direction of wave travel
D. It has a crest and trough
What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
A. Reflection
B. Diffraction
C. Refraction
D. Dispersion
Which quantity is conserved in an elastic collision?
A. Momentum only
B. Kinetic energy only
C. Both momentum and kinetic energy
D. Neither quantity is conserved
What does the term 'power' refer to in physics?
A. The speed of an object
B. The rate of doing work
C. The total amount of energy
D. The force applied to an object
Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?
A. Thermal energy
B. Potential energy
C. Sound energy
D. Mass
In terms of motion, what is displacement?
A. The total distance traveled
B. The straight line from the initial to final position
C. The rate of change of velocity
D. The average speed of an object
Which concept explains why objects in orbit do not fall to the ground?
A. Friction
B. Centripetal force
C. Gravitational force
D. Inertia
Good luck with your quiz!