Common Entrance Physics – 10 Multiple choice questions
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(Different questions each time the quiz is run)

1. How many 'equinoxes' are there in a year?

2

4

52

12

2. The diagram shows a blue ball hanging from a string.

Which red force arrow best represents the force of gravity on the ball?

D

C

B

A

3. What is the metric unit for mass?

Second

Pound

Newton

Kilogram

4. The amount of matter in a substance is its

weight

density

mass

5. What is measured by a thermometer?

Weight

Speed

Time

Temperature

6. What does N stand for on a magnet?

Negative pole

Normal Pole

Neutral pole

North seeking pole

7. Why is it preferable for ice skates to have a very thin edge?

So that the ice is less likely to crack

To decrease the force on the ice

To increase the area of blade in contact with the ice.

To increase the pressure of the blades on the ice

8. The Sun feels hotter in summer in England because....

The Sun is closer

Fewer clouds cover the Sun

The Sun is hotter

The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun

9. If the North seeking pole of one magnet is brought near the south seeking pole of another magnet what will happen?

They will attract (pull together)

They will repel (push apart)

Nothing will happen

10. How many kilograms are in a tonne

fifty

a thousand

a hundred

a million

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