15 MINUTE PHYSICS QUIZ

1. 2 identical beakers, A and B, contain 3 cm3 of water and ethanol

respectively. Heat energy of 4J is applied separately to each beaker.
After 10 minutes, it is noticed that the temperature in beaker B is
higher than that of beaker A. What factor(s) best account for the
difference in temperature?

a) Difference in mass between water and ethanol

b) Difference in specific heat capacity between water and ethanol
c) Difference in thermal conductivity between water and ethanol
d) a) and b) above
e) b) and c) above

2. In an experiment to verify Hooke’s law with a spiral spring, a student

tabulates his observation as shown below

S/N Force (N) Extension

(cm)
1 10 8.0
2 12 9.6
3 14 11.2
4 16 13.4

Which of the following conclusions is right assuming that the experiment

was conducted minimizing errors?

a) The spring does not obey Hooke’s law

b) After the experiment, the spring returns to its original length
c) The elastic limit of this spring has been exceeded
d) The elastic limit of this spring lies somewhere between 10 and 11 cm
e) If the stiffness constant of the spring is doubled, a force of 12N will
yield greater extension than 9.6cm
 3. Maximum current through a copper wire with 22V dc across it will
result when its temperature is

a) 20oC
b) 60 oC
c) 30 oC
d) 40oC
e) 50oC

4. The conductor with the least resistance amongst the wires listed below
is

a) 2mm diameter, 10mm length copper wire

b) 4mm diameter, 5.5 mm length copper wire
c) 10mm diameter, 9mm length copper wire
d) 10mm diameter, 2mm length copper wire
e) 5.5mm diameter, 4 mm length copper wire

5. Two materials, A and B, have densities pA and pB respectively. If pA <

pB, then the following relationship is true between their refractive
indices, nA and nB, respectively with respect to air.

a) nA ≤ nB
b) nB > nA
c) nA = nB
d) nA < nB
e) Conclusion can not be made from information given

6. One of the following can be deduced from the Archimedes principle

a) All materials have mass

b) Equal volumes contain equal mass
c) Equal masses immersed completely in the same fluid will displace
different volumes of fluid
d) Equal volumes immersed completely in the same fluid will displace
different volumes of fluid
e) A higher density material will float in a lesser density fluid
7. A virtual image formed by a convex lens cannot be

a) Upright
b) Magnified
c) On the same side as the object
d) Focused on a screen
e) Traced accurately

8. Which of the following best explains the reason one cannot have
infinite current in an electrical circuit
a) It is impossible to have infinite Potential difference
b) It is impossible to have infinite resistance
c) It is impossible to have zero resistance
d) It is impossible to have zero Potential Difference
e) a) & b)

9. In which of the following media will sound travel fastest

a) Air
b) Water
c) Methane Gas
d) Steel
e) Vacuum

10.In which of the following media will light travel fastest

a) Air
b) Vacuum
c) Water
d) Steel
e) None of the above

11.Which of these laws can account for the sudden increase in gas
pressure in an enclosed vessel
a) Pressure law
b) Boyle’s law
c) Charles Law
d) The general gas Equation
e) The kinetic theory of gases
12.Refractive index of a glass block relates the following except
a) Sines of incidence and refraction angles of light from air to glass
b) Velocity of light in glass and velocity of light in air
c) Distance of vision in air and distance of vision in glass
d) Frequency of light in glass and frequency of light in air
e) Wavelength of light in glass and wavelength of light in air

13.Which of the following properties defies temperature as being a

degree of hotness or coldness of a body
a) Specific heat capacity
b) Latent heat of fusion
c) Heat transfer coefficient
d) Thermal conductivity
e) Heat capacity

14.The lens formula is only applicable within the conditions listed below
except that
a) The object, lens, and screen are coplanar
b) The object is sharp
c) The sign convention is applied
d) The object distance is twice the focal length of lens
e) b) & c)

15.Every moving solid object obeys Newton’s Second law of motion.

True or false. Give 1 reason for your answer.