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Physics Trivia

25 questions

Test your knowledge of physics. Motion, energy, light, and electricity.

Question 1easy

What is the SI unit of force?

The correct answer is B. Newton

Question 2easy

What is the SI unit of energy?

The correct answer is A. Joule

Question 3easy

What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth (approximately)?

The correct answer is D. 9.8 m/s²

Question 4easy

What is the speed of light in a vacuum (approximately)?

The correct answer is C. 300,000 km/s

Question 5easy

What type of energy does a moving object have?

The correct answer is B. Kinetic energy

Question 6easy

What is the SI unit of electric current?

The correct answer is A. Ampere

Question 7medium

Newton's first law of motion is often called the law of what?

The correct answer is D. Inertia

Question 8medium

What is the SI unit of power?

The correct answer is D. Watt

Question 9medium

Sound travels fastest through which medium?

The correct answer is C. Solids

Question 10medium

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

The correct answer is C. Ohm

Question 11medium

The bending of light when it passes from one medium to another is called what?

The correct answer is D. Refraction

Question 12medium

What type of wave is sound?

The correct answer is B. Longitudinal wave

Question 13medium

What is the SI unit of pressure?

The correct answer is D. Pascal

Question 14medium

According to Newton's third law, for every action there is an equal and opposite what?

The correct answer is D. Reaction

Question 15medium

What is the lowest possible temperature on the Kelvin scale?

The correct answer is B. 0 K (absolute zero)

Question 16hard

What does E = mc² describe?

The correct answer is C. Mass-energy equivalence

Question 17hard

Who developed the theory of general relativity?

The correct answer is A. Albert Einstein

Question 18hard

What is the SI unit of frequency?

The correct answer is B. Hertz

Question 19hard

In a simple circuit, voltage equals current multiplied by what?

The correct answer is D. Resistance

Question 20hard

What is the phenomenon when a wave bounces off a surface?

The correct answer is C. Reflection

Question 21hard

Momentum is the product of mass and what?

The correct answer is D. Velocity

Question 22hard

What type of lens is thicker in the middle and converges light?

The correct answer is B. Convex lens

Question 23hard

Absolute zero in Celsius is approximately what?

The correct answer is B. -273.15°C

Question 24hard

What is the unit of electric charge?

The correct answer is B. Coulomb

Question 25hard

Work is calculated as force multiplied by what?

The correct answer is A. Distance