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1What is the equation for speed?
- Atime / distance
- Bchange in speed / time taken
- Ctime x distance
- Ddistance / time
2A steeper slope means a slower speed
- ATrue
- BFalse
3What is acceleration?
- Aspeed of an object in a certain direction
- Bthe change in speed per second
- Cthe time taken for a change in speed
- Dfrictional force that acts on a moving object
4What are forces measured in?
- ANewtons (N)
- BKilograms (kg)
- CWatts (W)
- DJoules (J)
5How can thinking distance be increased?
- Aicy/wet road conditions
- Btiredness
- Cworn brakes or tyres
- Dmass of vehicle
6What is the equation for stopping distance?
- Athinking distance x braking distance
- Bthinking distance + braking distance
- Cbraking distance / stopping distance x100
- Dstopping distance - thinking distance
7Work is done whenever a force moves an object
- ATrue
- BFalse
8What is power measured in?
- AJoules ( J )
- BWatts (W)
- CNewtons ( N )
- DKilograms ( kg )
9What is kinetic energy?
- Aenergy when you stand still
- Benergy an object has because of its movement
- Cincreased speed of an object
- Da force of attraction between masses
10Cars with a greater kinetic energy will have a lower braking distance
- ATrue
- BFalse
11What do seatbelts do?
- Acushion the impact for the driver and passengers
- Babsorb energy and break to avoid the driver being impaled during an accident
- Cprevent people in the car from being propelled forwards
- Dbe a part of the car designed to crumple up during a collision
12What do air bags do?
- Acushion the impact for the driver and passengers
- Babsorb energy and break to avoid the driver being impaled during an accident
- Cprevent people in the car from being propelled forwards
- Dbe the part of the car designed to crumple up during a collision
13What do crumple zones do?
- Acushion the impact for the drivers and passengers
- Babsorb energy and break to avoid the driver being impaled during an accident
- Cprevent people in the car from being propelled forwards
- Dbe the part of the car designed to crumple up during a collision
14What is the equation for momentum?
- Amass x acceleration
- Bmass x velocity
- Cforce / time taken
- Dmass / acceleration
15At higher speeds, falling objects experience more drag
- ATrue
- BFalse
16When a skydiver jumps out of an aeroplane, what does he initially do?
- Adeaccelerate due to air resistance
- Baccelerate due to the force of gravity
- Caccelerate due to air resistance
- Ddeaccelerate due to the force of gravity
17What is the height of a 160g cricket ball if it has 30J of gravitational potential energy?
- A18.75m
- B18m
- C10.46m
- D5.3m
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- GCSE Science (Physics) Quiz on P3 mini quiz, created by Rachel_ellen on 21/03/2015.
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- Created on 21 Mar 2015 · updated on 13 May 2016
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