Physics Quiz

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy stored due to position within a system

• Energy due to motion, for example a car accelerating

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy due to temperature changes

What is potential energy?

• Energy due to motion

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy stored due to position within a system

• Energy due to temperature changes

In science, how is energy expressed?

• Work done x force

• Mass x velocity

• Distance x time

• Speed x acceleration

Which of the following statements about energy is true?

• Energy can only be converted from one form to another.

• True

• False

What are the units of energy?

• Newtons (N)

• Meters (m)

• Joules (J)

• Watts (W)

Which of the following forces attracts items that have mass or energy?

• Electromagnetism

• Weak interaction

• Gravity

• Strong interaction

What is the interaction of particles with an electrical charge called?

• Gravity

• Electromagnetism

• Weak interaction

• Strong interaction

At what level do the weak and strong interactions occur?

• Molecular level

• Atomic level

• Cellular level

• Macroscopic level

Which of the following is NOT a way that forces act on structures?

• Gravity pulling downwards

• Self weight

• Imposed loads

• Electrical currents

What is one of the ways forces act on structures?

• Gravity pulling upwards

• Self weight

• Magnetic fields

• Electrical resistance