If a marble, tennis ball and football are dropped in a vacuum, which falls fastest?

They All Fall At The Same Speed

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1.

How many millimetres make up one metre?
- A.
  
  1 Million
- B.
  
  1,000
- C.
  
  100,000
- D.
  
  10
Correct Answer
B. 1,000
2.

What opening is adjusted to control the amount of light striking a lens?
- A.
  
  Wow And Flutter
- B.
  
  Mouth
- C.
  
  Lucidum
- D.
  
  Aperture
Correct Answer
D. Aperture
3.

A police speed trap uses what scientific phenomenon to track a car's speed?
- A.
  
  Doppler Effect
- B.
  
  Ultraviolet Waves
- C.
  
  Gravity
- D.
  
  Speed Of Light
Correct Answer
A. Doppler Effect
4.

Mechanics is the study of bodies in what?
- A.
  
  A Vacuum
- B.
  
  Water
- C.
  
  Motion
- D.
  
  Space
Correct Answer
C. Motion
5.

What type of physicist works on building machines out of single molecules and atoms?
- A.
  
  A Quantum Physicist
- B.
  
  A Thermodynamicist
- C.
  
  A Biophysicist
- D.
  
  A Nanotechnologist
Correct Answer
D. A Nanotechnologist
6.

Who said that an object at rest will only move if it encounters an unbalanced force?
- A.
  
  Isaac Newton
- B.
  
  Max Planck
- C.
  
  Stephen Hawking
- D.
  
  Amedeo Avogadro
Correct Answer
A. Isaac Newton
7.

If a marble, tennis ball and football are dropped in a vacuum, which falls fastest?
- A.
  
  The Tennis Ball
- B.
  
  They All Fall At The Same Speed
- C.
  
  The Marble
- D.
  
  The Football
Correct Answer
B. They All Fall At The Same Speed
8.

The energy of an object at rest is classified as what?
- A.
  
  Friction
- B.
  
  Normal Energy
- C.
  
  Kinetic Energy
- D.
  
  Potential Energy
Correct Answer
D. Potential Energy
9.

What unit is a measurement of electrical current?
- A.
  
  Ampere
- B.
  
  Current
- C.
  
  Watt
- D.
  
  Volt
Correct Answer
A. Ampere
10.

Dry ice exhibits the phase change known as sublimation, the direct change from solid to what?
- A.
  
  Gas
- B.
  
  Liquid
- C.
  
  Superliquid
- D.
  
  Plasma
Correct Answer
A. Gas
11.

What phase transition takes place in the formation of ice cubes?
- A.
  
  Melting
- B.
  
  Freezing
- C.
  
  Vaporization
- D.
  
  Conduction
Correct Answer
B. Freezing
12.

What phase transition would you observe if you left a box of ice cream on the stove?
- A.
  
  Melting
- B.
  
  Freezing
- C.
  
  Convection
- D.
  
  Thermal Expansion
Correct Answer
A. Melting
13.

The steam rising from a pot of boiling water is evidence of the occurrence of which phase change?
- A.
  
  Melting
- B.
  
  Insulation
- C.
  
  Vaporization
- D.
  
  Condensation
Correct Answer
C. Vaporization
14.

The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of ice water are proof of what?
- A.
  
  Melting
- B.
  
  Freezing
- C.
  
  Vaporization
- D.
  
  Condensation
Correct Answer
D. Condensation
15.

WHAT IS A CAUSE OF THE EARTH'S TIDES?
- A.
  
  SUN
- B.
  
  MOON
- C.
  
  MARS
- D.
  
  NEARBY ASTEROID
Correct Answer
B. MOON

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Physics Test Trivia

How many millimetres make up one metre?

What opening is adjusted to control the amount of light striking a lens?

A police speed trap uses what scientific phenomenon to track a car's speed?

Mechanics is the study of bodies in what?

What type of physicist works on building machines out of single molecules and atoms?

Who said that an object at rest will only move if it encounters an unbalanced force?

If a marble, tennis ball and football are dropped in a vacuum, which falls fastest?

The energy of an object at rest is classified as what?

What unit is a measurement of electrical current?

Dry ice exhibits the phase change known as sublimation, the direct change from solid to what?

What phase transition takes place in the formation of ice cubes?

What phase transition would you observe if you left a box of ice cream on the stove?

The steam rising from a pot of boiling water is evidence of the occurrence of which phase change?

The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of ice water are proof of what?

WHAT IS A CAUSE OF THE EARTH'S TIDES?