Physics Basics Quiz True or False

1. What is the ultimate goal of physics? -> To frustrate students everywhere
2. Which of the following is NOT a topic in physics? -> Motion
3. Which of the following terms describes “the rate at which our position changes”? -> Velocity
4. Which of the following forces always points straight down, towards the ground? -> Gravity
5. Which of the following statements about forces is false? -> Forces explain what happens to objects, not why
6. What main energy transfer happens when a ball rolls down a (frictionless) hill? -> Gravitational potential energy changes into kinetic energy
7. Which of the following objects would have the LEAST momentum? -> A car parked on a hill
8. Which of the following is a type of collision where the objects always have less kinetic (movement) energy after the collision than they had before the collision? -> Inelastic collision
9. Which of the following laws says that the total disorder in the universe can only increase? -> Newton’s first law
10. How does the pressure above and below an aircraft wing’s compare as it rises into the air? -> The pressure below the wing is higher than the pressure above the wing

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