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Physics Forces and Energy

A physics quiz about forces, motion, gravity, friction, energy, light, sound, and circuits.

Subject
Science
Grade
Middle School
Difficulty
Medium
Style
Study
Questions
10

What is this quiz?

This approved public quiz is ready for a live room-code game or a print-friendly practice sheet. It is useful for short review sessions, family trivia, and small group activities where players join with display names only.

Quiz questions

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  1. Question 1

    What is a force?

    • A. A push or pull
    • B. A type of color
    • C. A weather map
    • D. A food group
  2. Question 2

    Which force pulls objects toward Earth?

    • A. Gravity
    • B. Friction only
    • C. Sound
    • D. Reflection
  3. Question 3

    What does friction usually do to motion?

    • A. Opposes motion
    • B. Creates sunlight
    • C. Removes mass
    • D. Turns sound into food
  4. Question 4

    Which object has kinetic energy?

    • A. A rolling ball
    • B. A book resting still
    • C. A parked bicycle only
    • D. A silent drawing
  5. Question 5

    Which is stored energy?

    • A. Potential energy
    • B. Volume only
    • C. Reflection
    • D. Temperature scale
  6. Question 6

    What carries electrical current in a simple circuit?

    • A. A closed conducting path
    • B. An open gap only
    • C. A paper label
    • D. A shadow
  7. Question 7

    What happens when light reflects?

    • A. It bounces off a surface
    • B. It becomes mass
    • C. It stops existing
    • D. It turns into soil
  8. Question 8

    What causes sound?

    • A. Vibrations
    • B. Only darkness
    • C. Only magnets
    • D. Frozen water
  9. Question 9

    Which simple machine is a ramp?

    • A. Inclined plane
    • B. Pulley only
    • C. Wheel only
    • D. Lever only
  10. Question 10

    What is speed a measure of?

    • A. Distance traveled per time
    • B. Color per page
    • C. Mass per shape
    • D. Sound per book

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