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How does sand feel between your fingers?
Grainy Smooth Sticky Hard
What happens to a plant without sunlight?
He gets sick He gets bigger He turns blue He will sing
What happens to a ball when you release it?
He falls down He flies away He continues to float He gets bigger
What do people wear on their feet when it snows?
Warm boots Slippers Nothing Swimming flippers
What happens when you let air out of a balloon?
He gets smaller He gets bigger He turns black It will be square
Which animal can sense electricity in water?
Shark Rabbit Bird Cat
Which animal has a yellow beak?
A duck A fish A dog A bear
What is the hottest moment of the day?
In the middle of the day Early morning In the middle of the night When you sleep
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What falls down more slowly?
A spring A stone A toy car A book
What can you pump air into?
In a bicycle tyre In a stone In a tree In a book
What happens when you hold a mirror underwater?
He still works He dissolves He turns red He starts swimming
What can you use to cut a sandwich in half?
A knife A pulley One wheel A slope
How does a frog move?
He jumps He flies He rolls He turns
What does your reflection look like when you raise your right hand?
It raises its left hand It also raises its right hand It raises both hands It does not raise a hand
How does a zip open?
By pulling the slider By blowing on it By stamping By waiting
What do you need to turn on a lamp?
Current Water Wind Sand
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Why can't you lift yourself off the ground?
By gravity Because you are too small Because your shoes are too heavy Because it is too cold
Which light will last a very long time?
LED light Candle Torch Fire
Why does a ball roll slower on grass than on concrete?
Grass gives more resistance Grass is greener Grass is softer Grass smells good
What can a magnet NOT attract?
Aluminium Iron Steel Nails
Why do you hear your own voice differently on a recording?
You then don't hear him through your own body The recording is broken Your ears are closed It is another person
What happens to your shadow when you get closer to a lamp?
The shadow widens The shadow gets smaller The shadow turns red The shadow disappears
Which magnet is the strongest?
A neodymium magnet A plastic magnet A paper magnet A wooden magnet
Which colour do you see at the top of the rainbow?
Red Purple Green Black
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Which gas do we breathe out that plants need?
Carbon dioxide Oxygen Nitrogen Water vapor
What does it mean when something has speed?
It moves from one place to another It is very big It makes a lot of noise It is very heavy
What colour is the light of a normal light bulb?
Yellow-white light Blue light Green light Purple light
How is nuclear waste safely stored?
In special containers deep underground In ordinary rubbish bags In the ocean In space
What do you need to make a simple electromagnet?
A nail, wire and a battery Only wire A lamp and a switch Water and salt
What would happen to water if there were no gravity?
It would float through the air in round drops It would evaporate It would freeze It would flow upwards
Which component in an electric circuit uses up energy?
The lamp The wires The switch The battery holder
What power do simple machines usually try to reduce?
The power you have to provide yourself Gravity The wind The electricity
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What does 'quantum' actually mean?
A very small amount Something very big One type of movement A colour we cannot see
Why do nuclear power plants have large cooling towers?
To cool down the water used To store power To look beautiful To give birds a place
What do we call resistance in an electrical circuit?
Ohm Watt Joule Newton
How can you recognise the poles of a magnet if they are not marked?
By using a compass By weighing the magnet By looking at the form By tasting the magnet
Which device in the car uses magnetism?
The starter motor The tyres The steering wheel The windows
Who found Bernoulli's law on liquids?
Daniel Bernoulli Blaise Pascal Evangelista Torricelli Archimedes
Which substance in your body helps conduct electricity?
Salt (from sweat) Calcium from your bones Sugar out of your blood Oxygen from your lungs
How fast does an object fall if you drop it from a height of 1 metre?
It gets faster and faster during the fall Always just as fast First fast, then slower It depends on the colour
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What happens to a compass needle if you hold it close to a strong electromagnet?
The needle points to the electromagnet The needle rotates uncontrollably The needle stops moving The needle breaks in two
How does a periscope work in a submarine?
With two flat mirrors at 45 degrees With one convex mirror With a combination of lenses and prisms With hollow mirrors that amplify light
What is Newton's third law?
Action = reaction F = ma Inertia Energy conservation
What is an 'escape velocity'?
The speed to escape a planet's gravity The speed of falling objects The speed of the planet around the sun The speed of light in space
What do you call materials that are weakly repelled by magnets?
Diamagnetic Paramagnetic Ferromagnetic Anti-magnetic
Which colour of light is least refracted by a prism?
Red light Blue light Green light Violet light
What force causes tides to form on Earth?
The moon's gravity Earth's rotation The wind The sun's gravity
Erwin Schrödinger is famous for his thought experiment with a cat. What did he want to demonstrate with this?
The strange consequences of quantum mechanics in the macroscopic world That animals are more intelligent than thought Einstein's theory of relativity The importance of animal welfare in experiments
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Which physicist discovered the law of conservation of energy?
Hermann von Helmholtz Julius von Mayer James Prescott Joule Rudolf Clausius
Which part of the eye provides most of the refraction of light?
Cornea Lens Vitreous humor Retina
Which energy conversion usually involves the most loss?
Chemical to mechanical Electric to mechanical Potential to kinetic Kinetic to potential
Who discovered that light propagates in straight lines?
Hero of Alexandria Isaac Newton Christiaan Huygens Pierre de Fermat
Which property mainly determines the pitch of a sound?
Frequency Amplitude Wavelength Speed
Who discovered the law describing the force between two electric charges?
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb Benjamin Franklin Luigi Galvani Charles Du Fay
What is the reason your breath is visible in cold weather?
Water vapour condenses into droplets Cold air becomes visible Your lungs produce more fluid Oxygen freezes in the air
Which particle has no electrical charge?
Neutron Proton Elektron Ion
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Which reactor was involved in the Chernobyl accident?
RBMK reactor PWR reactor BWR reactor CANDU reactor
A toroidal coil has the advantage:
No external magnetic stray field Higher inductance than a solenoid Lower resistance Operates with alternating current only
How much energy is released in the nuclear fission of one uranium-235 atom?
Approximately 200 MeV Approximately 20 MeV About 2 MeV Approximately 2000 MeV
What is the relationship between wave speed, frequency and wavelength?
v = f × λ v = f / λ v = λ / f v = f + λ
What material is used as fuel in fast breeder reactors?
Mixed oxide (MOX) Natural uranium Thorium Enriched deuterium
What is the direction of the magnetic field vector relative to the electric field vector in an electromagnetic wave?
Perpendicular and in phase Parallel and in phase Perpendicular but 90° out of phase Parallel but 180° out of phase
What unit is used for equivalent radiation dose?
Sievert (Sv) Gray (Gy) Becquerel (Bq) Watt (W)
At what angle does total internal reflection occur?
Above the critical angle At the critical angle At 45 degrees At 90 degrees
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What is the binding energy per nucleon maximum at which element?
Iron-56 Carbon-12 Uranium-238 Helium-4
At what pressure does nitrogen begin to condense at room temperature?
Nitrogen does not condense at room temperature 200 bar 500 bar 100 bar
What phenomenon explains the operation of a mirage?
Total internal reflection due to temperature gradients Diffraction by hot air layers Interference of light waves Polarization by dust particles
What is the approximate energy density of lithium-ion batteries?
150-250 Wh/kg 50-100 Wh/kg 400-500 Wh/kg 25-50 Wh/kg
What does Lenz's law describe?
Direction of induced current opposes cause of induction Current is proportional to voltage The force between charges is inversely proportional to the square of the distance Electrical energy cannot be lost
What is the value of magnetic permeability of vacuum (μ₀)?
4π × 10-⁷ H/m 8,854 × 10-¹² F/m 3 × 10⁸ m/s 6,626 × 10-³⁴ J-s
What happens to the speed of sound in air as pressure increases at constant temperature?
The speed remains the same Speed increases Speed decreases The speed doubles
What is the function of a retroreflector?
Reflection of light in opposite direction Scattered light in all directions Absorption of infrared light Conversion of light to electricity
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