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Physics Forces and Energy

Practice physics basics with questions about forces, motion, gravity, friction, energy, light, sound, and circuits.

Subject
Science
Grade
Middle School
Difficulty
Medium
Questions
10

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  1. 1. What is a force?

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

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  2. 2. Which force pulls objects toward Earth?

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

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  3. 3. What does friction usually do to motion?

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

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  4. 4. Which object has kinetic energy?

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

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  5. 5. Which is stored energy?

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

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  6. 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

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  7. 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

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  8. 8. What causes sound?

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

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  9. 9. Which simple machine is a ramp?

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

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  10. 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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