PHYSICAL SCIENCE. SAMPLE EXAM REVISION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (2024 UPDATE)
Electrical circuit - ANSWER- A complete path through which electric current can flow
Energy - ANSWER- Ability to do work
Mechanical energy - ANSWER- The energy associated with the motion and position of
everyday objects.
Light energy - ANSWER- Energy in the form of moving waves of light
Sound energy - ANSWER- Energy caused by an object's vibrations;
Energy carried by sound waves.
Heat/thermal energy - ANSWER- Energy due to temperature.
Conductor - ANSWER- A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.
Insulator - ANSWER- A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily.
Electromagnetic - ANSWER- The arrangement of waves of radiant energy in order of
wavelength and frequency.
Force - ANSWER- A push or a pull
Gravity - ANSWER- A force that pulls objects toward each other
Friction - ANSWER- A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
, Raidiation - ANSWER- The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
Open switch - ANSWER- OFF--there is a break in the circuit, so electricity cannot flow through
it.
Bouyancy - ANSWER- the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
Mass - ANSWER- A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Volume - ANSWER- Amount of space occupied by an object
State of matter - ANSWER- A physical property that describes matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.
Solid - ANSWER- A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume
Liquid - ANSWER- A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.
Gas - ANSWER- A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
Melting - ANSWER- The change in state from a solid to a liquid
Condensation - ANSWER- A gas turning into a liquid.
Mixture - ANSWER- A combination of compounds and elements that has not formed a new
substance
Solution - ANSWER- A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.
Size - ANSWER- How large or small a person or thing is.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (2024 UPDATE)
Electrical circuit - ANSWER- A complete path through which electric current can flow
Energy - ANSWER- Ability to do work
Mechanical energy - ANSWER- The energy associated with the motion and position of
everyday objects.
Light energy - ANSWER- Energy in the form of moving waves of light
Sound energy - ANSWER- Energy caused by an object's vibrations;
Energy carried by sound waves.
Heat/thermal energy - ANSWER- Energy due to temperature.
Conductor - ANSWER- A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.
Insulator - ANSWER- A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily.
Electromagnetic - ANSWER- The arrangement of waves of radiant energy in order of
wavelength and frequency.
Force - ANSWER- A push or a pull
Gravity - ANSWER- A force that pulls objects toward each other
Friction - ANSWER- A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
, Raidiation - ANSWER- The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
Open switch - ANSWER- OFF--there is a break in the circuit, so electricity cannot flow through
it.
Bouyancy - ANSWER- the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
Mass - ANSWER- A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Volume - ANSWER- Amount of space occupied by an object
State of matter - ANSWER- A physical property that describes matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.
Solid - ANSWER- A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume
Liquid - ANSWER- A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.
Gas - ANSWER- A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
Melting - ANSWER- The change in state from a solid to a liquid
Condensation - ANSWER- A gas turning into a liquid.
Mixture - ANSWER- A combination of compounds and elements that has not formed a new
substance
Solution - ANSWER- A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.
Size - ANSWER- How large or small a person or thing is.
