Quiz • 15 Questions
Quiz: Can you pass a GCSE physics exam?
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Question 1 of 15
What is meant by direct current?
Question 2 of 15
Coal is a non-renewable energy resource, what is another non-renewable source of energy?
Question 3 of 15
X-Rays are dangerous to human bodies because they are what kind of radiation?
Question 4 of 15
The police use thermal imaging cameras to track suspects at night, but what sort of radiation do they detect?
Question 5 of 15
How does a resistor release energy when a current passes through it?
Question 6 of 15
If an area has wind turbines and a coal power station, why might it need to use coal?
Question 7 of 15
Infrared and microwaves are both kinds of what?
Question 8 of 15
Before someone jumps off a bungee jump, and they are standing at the top, what sort of energy do they have?
Question 9 of 15
Where might elastic potential energy be stored?
Question 10 of 15
What is the unit of acceleration?
Question 11 of 15
What does ‘energy efficient’ mean (in terms of light bulbs for example?
Question 12 of 15
What cannot happen to energy?
Question 13 of 15
Which of these is NOT a type of force?
Question 14 of 15
If a kettle heats water with a power of 1kW, on a mains voltage of 200V, what is the current in the kettle?
Question 15 of 15
What is half-life?
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1
What is meant by direct current?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: It always goes in one direction
2
Coal is a non-renewable energy resource, what is another non-renewable source of energy?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Oil
3
X-Rays are dangerous to human bodies because they are what kind of radiation?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Ionising
4
The police use thermal imaging cameras to track suspects at night, but what sort of radiation do they detect?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Infrared
5
How does a resistor release energy when a current passes through it?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Gives off heat
6
If an area has wind turbines and a coal power station, why might it need to use coal?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: The turbines offer intermittent power
7
Infrared and microwaves are both kinds of what?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Electromagnetic radiation
8
Before someone jumps off a bungee jump, and they are standing at the top, what sort of energy do they have?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Gravitational potential
9
Where might elastic potential energy be stored?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: In a stretched catapult
10
What is the unit of acceleration?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Metres per second squared
11
What does ‘energy efficient’ mean (in terms of light bulbs for example?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A higher power output for power input
12
What cannot happen to energy?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Cannot be created or destroyed
13
Which of these is NOT a type of force?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Velocity
14
If a kettle heats water with a power of 1kW, on a mains voltage of 200V, what is the current in the kettle?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 5 amperes
15
What is half-life?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Time taken for radioactivity to half