Physics CXC Paper 1 Practice Questions

Bolometer is used to measure?

A jet engine works on the principle of conservation of

Electric current is measure in :

Which of the following is an example of a force in physics?

When light rays strike a surface, they bounce off in a process called .

While catching a ball, the player pulls down his hands to lower the ?

Which of the following is the First Law of Motion?

If the length of a simple pendulum is halved then its period of oscillation is?

Energy possessed by a body in motion is called?

Which law is also called the law of inertia ?

A measure of how much the source deviates from equilibrium during its vibrations is the ____________ of an oscillation and indicates how much energy is involved in the vibration.

Used to measure the force and velocity of wind :

What is the scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake?

Which of the following is the Third Law of Motion?

The speed of light will be minimum while passing through :

What is the name for a generator that produces AC?

What is the name of the process in which a liquid is boiled to generate a vapor and then condensed back into the liquid phase?

dynamo is a device that convert :

which one of the following occured first?

The prefix mega-, as it is used in chemistry, is equal to?

A ______ is anything that can change the state of motion of an object.

What scientist came up with the Three Laws of Motion?

Which law of motion says that a kicked ball would fly forever if it wasn’t for forces like air friction and gravity?

What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton’s three laws of motion?

Which law of motion says that the harder you kick a ball, the farther it will go?

What is the acceleration of a bus approaching a bus stop ?

Torque is a measure of a force tendency to produce ? .

Electric power is typically measure in what unit?

Power is defined as

The prefix mega-, as it is used in chemistry, is equal to?

Which SI unit is used for Planck constant?

which law validates that matter can not be created or destroyed

With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance?

Electron microscope was invented by

The branch of physics that deals with liquids, gases and plasma and the forces acting on them is called .

Evaporation is a cooling process.

The First Law of Thermodynamics helps you to understand the

Displacement is a vector quantity?

when two ice cubes are pressed over each other they unite to form cube because of:

Which law of motion says that when you kick a ball, there is an equal force on your foot as there is on the ball?

The state of matter that results from super-cooling and loss of energy is called the .

If the velocity time graph of a particle is presented by y=mt+v then the particle is moving with

on a 60km track travels the first 30km with a uniform speed of 30km/h. How fast must the train travel for the next 30km so as to average 40km/h. For the entire trip

The energy emitted by the sun is due to

Energy is frequently defined as the ability to do work.

A man standing on a bus is thrown outwards when the bus takes a sudden turn. This happen due to:

In the atmosphere ultraviolet rays are absorbed by ?

Elecronegativity is the measure of

which of the following can be regarded as an example for three dimensional motions?

Rain is falling vertically downwards. To a man running east wards, the rain will appear to be coming from?

Nuclear sizes are expected in a unit named ?

The product of a force and the length of time the force is applied to an object is called ______________ , and it causes a change in its momentum.

The product of Force and Velocity is called?

Conductors have a high resistance

What is the unit of measurement used in physics for force?

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

The total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body across all wavelengths per unit time is called ?

A car is moving along a zig zig path on a level road. This is an example for which of the following?

If no external forces act on the system of two colliding objects, then the vector sum of the linear momentum of each body remains constant and is not affected by their mutual interaction. which law states that

The working principle of a machine is?