Common Entrance Physics – 10 Multiple choice questions
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1. Which of the circuit diagrams shows two bulbs joined in series?

D

B

C

A

2. Name an instrument for measuring the current in a circuit

Potentiometer

Resistor

Voltmeter

Ammeter

3. A ball is held in place at the top of a slope at position X
When the ball is released it rolls down the slope, eventually coming to rest at position Z

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can never be created or destroyed so in what form does the energy exist at position Z?
 

Heat energy

Strain energy

Potential energy

Chemical energy

4. a = 5cm    b=3cm   c=3cm

The mass of the block = 90g

What is the volume of the block?

15 cm3

45 cm3

11 cm3

18 cm3

5. Which of the below is the largest?

SUN, MOON, EARTH

They are all the same seize

MOON

SUN

EARTH

6. Which of the following is not a form of energy

Light

Friction

Sound

Heat

7. Which of the following statements about the Moon is true?

Part of the Moon is sometimes covered by clouds

The Moon is a different shape each night.

There is more than one moon, each moon is a slightly different shape

The moon is always the same shape but only part of it is lit up which is why it appears to change shape

8. Which of these substances will allow electricity to go through it?

Copper

Paper

Wood

Glass

9. How many kilograms are in a tonne

a hundred

a thousand

fifty

a million

10. What is the unit of Energy?

Kilograms

Joule

Newtons per square centimetre

Grams per cubic centimetre

Newtons

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