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1 What does the N stand for on a magnet? 1 
2 Name is the metric unit for MASS? 2 
3 Name the third planet from the sun? 3 
4 Is the moon a satellite, planet or star? 4 
5 What is your approximate height: A: 1500mm, B: 15m, C: 500cm or D: 0.1km ? 5  
6 What is the normal melting point of water? 6 
7 Name an instrument you would use to measure temperature: 7 
8 What is your approximate mass: A: 4.5kg, B: 45 000g, C: 0.01tonne or D: 150kg ? 8 
9 How many planets are there in our solar system? A: 5, B: 7, C: 9, D: 12, E: 15 9 
10 What force holds a planet in orbit around the sun 10 
11 What is the unit for force 11 
12 In what unit is volume measured? 12 
13 What is the unit for current? 13 
14 What is the normal boiling point of water? 14 
15 Name an instrument you would use to measure the volume of a liquid: 15 
16 Two magnets, when brought together, repel. If the pole of one magnet is NORTH what is the other pole? 16  
17 What is your approximate mass: A: 4 .5kg, B: 45 000g, C: 0.01tonne or D: 150kg ? 17 
18 Which planet is nearest to the sun? 18 
19 What happens to the current through a component if the voltage is increased? (INCREASE, DECREASE OR NOT CHANGE) 19 
20 What happens to the current in a circuit if the resistance is increased? A: increase, B: decease or C: stay the same 20 
21 What form of energy is stored in a battery? 21 
22 What form of energy is in a piece of coal? 22 
23 What form of energy is stored in a spinning disk? 23 
24 During an eclipse of the sun: A: the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, B: the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth 24 
25 Name the metric unit for ENERGY 25 
26 Name an instrument you would use to measure the thickness of a hair: 26 
27 Name an instrument used for measuring CURRENT in a circuit: 27 
28 Name an instrument that can be used to measure voltage (potential difference) 28  
29 The tilt of the Earth is responsible for: A: the length of the day/night B: the length of the year C:the change in seasons 29  
30 Name an instrument for measuring pressure in a gas or liquid 30 
31 Name the force that makes a cork float: 31 
32 An electric torch is switched on. What energy change takes place in the battery? 32 
33 What name is given to the bending of light. 33 
34 What name is given to the kind of switch that can be closed using a magnet. 34 
35 If a guitar string is plucked harder what would happen: A: pitch increase, B:pitch decrease, C: amplitude increase 35 
36 If a guitar string is made tighter what would happen: A: pitch increase, B: pitch decrease, C: amplitude increase 36 
37 What is the unit for voltage ? 37 
38 You hold a mass of 100g in the palm of your out-stretched hand. With what force does the mass press on your hand? 38 
39 Why is a dam wall usually thicker near the base than near the top 39 
40 When levering a top from a paint can which is easier to use: a small screwdriver or a long one. 40 
41 Which would stretch the least A) a single spring B) two springs in parallel. C) two springs in series? 41 
42 Which would stretch more A) a single spring B) two springs in parallel. C) two springs in series? 42 
43 Which would have the greater volume, 1kg of water, 1kg of wood or 1kg of aluminium?. 43  
44 Which would be easier to use to open a can of paint: a screwdriver with a short handle or one with a long handle? 44 
45 What single piece of apparatus would you use to find the volume of glass in a glass stopper? 45  
46 A brick rests on a table. You push the brick so that it starts to slide. How many forces act on the brick? 46  
47 A brick measures 5cm x 5cm x 20cm and has a mass of 1000g. What is the DENSITY of the brick? 47 
48 A force can make an object do four things: slow down and change shape are two of them. What are the other two? 48 
49 A brick measures 5cm x 10cm x 20cm and has a mass of 2kg. What is the volume of the brick? 49  
50 What is the usual unit of pressure? 50 
51 Name an instrument you would use to measure atmospheric pressure: 51 
52 What is the unit for density? 52 
53 What is the normal density of water? 53 
54 Which will have more resistance, a single light bulb, or two bulbs in series or two in parallel? 54 
55 What formula is used to calculate density? 55 
56 What formula is used to calculate pressure? 56 
57 Why does a balloon that has been rubbed on a jersey stick to the ceiling? 57 
58 Name an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure 58 
59 What force causes a moving car to slow down? 59 
60 If a 600 grams of butter were taken to the moon would its weight GET LESS, INCREASE, or STAY THE SAME? 60 
61 Name the force that slows down a moving object 61 
62 Name the force that causes a tyres to grip the road 62 
63 Name an instrument for measuring pressure in a gas or liquid 63