Physics Trivia Quiz

What is the SI unit of force?

• Newton
• Pascal
• Joule
• Watt

What does an ammeter measure?

• Pressure
• Voltage
• Current
• Distance

What is Ohm's Law?

• Voltage = Current x Resistance
• Power = Voltage x Current
• Force = Mass x Acceleration
• Energy = Mass x Speed of light squared

In the context of waves, what does the term 'frequency' signify?

• The height of thewave
• The speed of the wave
• The number of complete cycles per unit of time
• The distance between successive crests in a wave

What principle explains why ships float in water?

• Bernoulli’s Principle
• Pascal's Law
• Newton's Third Law
• Archimedes’ Principle

What causes a Doppler Effect?

• The relative motion between the source of wave and the observer
• The wave's frequency
• The wave's amplitude
• The wave's wavelength

What is the principle underlying a hydraulic lift?

• Newton's First Law
• Pascal's Principle
• Bernoulli's Principle
• Archimedes' Principle

What is the smallest unit of matter that retains the chemical properties of an element?

• Electron
• Quark
• Neutron
• Atom

What is the principle underlying the operation of a fiber optic cable?

• Pascal's Principle
• Coulomb's Law
• Total Internal Reflection
• Boyle's Law

What type of lens is a magnifying glass?

• Concave
• Convex
• Cylindrical
• Plane