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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. 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. Which force pulls objects toward Earth?
- A. Gravity
- B. Friction only
- C. Sound
- D. Reflection
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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. 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. Which is stored energy?
- A. Potential energy
- B. Volume only
- C. Reflection
- D. Temperature scale
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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. 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. What causes sound?
- A. Vibrations
- B. Only darkness
- C. Only magnets
- D. Frozen water
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9. Which simple machine is a ramp?
- A. Inclined plane
- B. Pulley only
- C. Wheel only
- D. Lever only
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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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