NCEA Level 2 Physics Practice Exam

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• What describes a projectile's vertical motion?
• What does an Electron Gun produce?
• What is the shape of a projectile's flight path?
• Under which condition will the mass of an object remain unchanged while its weight varies?
• In a series circuit, how is the voltage distributed?
• What can electric current generate?
• Which of the following best describes the types of forces?
• What results in the creation of an electric charge?
• What does the symbol 'T' represent in the context of circular motion?
• A projectile is characterized by which type of motion?
• What physical principle explains the creation of a magnetic field by an electric current?
• Which equation represents the spring constant?
• What is the primary function of a resistor?
• Which of the following statements correctly reflects the movement of a projectile in relation to gravity?
• What does the thumb represent in the right hand rule?
• What is the definition of kinetic energy?
• What unit is work measured in?
• What is internal resistance?
• What is the vertical velocity at the highest point of a projectile's flight?
• How can you calculate the horizontal distance of a projectile?
• Which of the following best represents the flow of electric current?
• How is conventional current defined?
• What is the function of a rheostat?
• Which of the following describes a magnetic field's effect on non-magnetic materials?
• What is required to maintain a state of equilibrium?
• How does a net force affect an object's momentum?
• Which of the following correctly describes gravitational potential energy?
• What is electric current?
• From where to where does electric charge typically flow?
• What is the primary application of a diode in power supplies?
• At what orientation does the force in the torque act relative to the distance?
• What does the symbol 'a' represent in the vertical time formula?
• What is the term for the curve traced by a projectile in flight?
• What is the equation for calculating momentum?
• When does thermionic emission occur in an electron gun?
• Which statement about projectile motion is true?
• What is the visual representation of a magnetic field called?
• What is the symbol for the spring constant?
• What are the two poles found on a magnet?
• In a series circuit, how does current behave?
• Which force is responsible for attraction between mass?
• What is the definition of power in physics?
• When wired in the correct direction, what is the minimum voltage required for a diode to allow current to flow?
• What is the definition of momentum?
• What is the unit of measurement for weight?
• If an object is 'released' instead of 'launched', what is its initial velocity?
• How does the resistance of an LDR change in response to increased light intensity?
• What shape does the Earth's gravitational field have?
• What does an electric charge create in its environment?
• What type of magnetic field lines are produced by a current going down a straight wire?
• Electric potential is commonly referred to as what?
• Which force primarily acts on a projectile after it is launched?
• What occurs when an electric field is created between two plates?
• In terms of falling dynamics, what do a projectile and an object being dropped vertically have in common?
• What is the definition of sine (sin) in a right triangle?
• What type of mass does a gravitational field typically occur around?
• What is the definition of electric field strength?
• What is the average value of gravity on Earth?
• What does the surface of the tube in an Electron Gun do when struck by electrons?
• How do you determine the total time of flight for a projectile?
• What is the unit of measurement for impulse?
• What is the unit of power?
• What is the standard unit of power?
• The sum of anti-clockwise torques must equal what?
• What is the value of Earth’s pull of gravity commonly accepted as?
• What type of resistor is most commonly used where high accuracy is not essential?
• What formula is commonly used to find the vertical time of a projectile?
• What is the unit for measuring the spring constant?
• Which rule describes the relationship between electric current and magnetic field lines?
• What unit is force measured in?
• What constitutes work according to physics?
• Which type of resistor is designed for large currents and is more accurate?
• What is the function of a thermistor in electronics?
• What is the unit of resistance?
• Is momentum considered a vector quantity?
• In a parallel circuit, how is the current distributed?
• Which property of springs allows them to return to original shape after being stretched?
• What was Milikan's primary achievement in his experiment?
• What is the resistance of thin wires?
• What happens to the velocity of a projectile as it rises to its peak height?
• What does cosine (cos) represent in a right triangle?
• What is a projectile's horizontal motion characterized by?
• Electric energy can be expressed in terms of voltage and charge as:
• How can a uniform electric field be characterized?
• The extension in a string is ______ ______ to the weight force applied.
• What is the significance of the law of conservation of momentum?
• What is the equivalent of one newton in terms of mass?
• What is responsible for creating a magnetic field in a wire?
• What happens to the charged oil droplet in Milikan's experiment?
• What is the formula for calculating impulse from force and time?
• What defines equilibrium in a physical system?
• Which ratio defines tangent (tan) in a right triangle?
• What does a potentiometer specifically control?
• Which trigonometric function is used to calculate the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse?
• What is the function of a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)?
• Compared to traditional bulbs, what is one advantage of using LEDs?
• What defines elastic potential energy (Ep)?
• What is the term for the acceleration experienced during circular motion?
• In a closed system, what can be said about momentum before and after a collision?
• What does a torque refer to in physics?
• What happens to the velocity of an object when it has momentum?
• What are the two types of torque described in physics?
• In what unit is electric charge measured?
• If a spring is easily extended, what does this imply about its spring constant?
• What does one ampere equate to in terms of charge?
• A magnetic field affects which of the following?
• What is thermionic emission?
• What relates the momentum change of two colliding objects?
• How is mass defined in physics?
• Which statement best describes the relationship stated in Hooke's Law?
• Why is the right hand rule important in physics?
• What is described by Newton's Third Law of Motion?
• What technique did Milikan use in his experiment?
• In physics, what does the term 'work' encompass?
• What is the weight of an object in space where gravity is negligible?
• What does 'Vhor' represent when calculating projectile motion?
• What is the energy stored in a spring when it is stretched?
• What is the unit of electric potential?
• In the right hand rule, what do the fingers represent?
• What is the net force acting on a projectile at its highest point?
• What does impulse define in terms of momentum?
• What is a primary function of springs?
• What does Newton's Second Law state about the relationship between net force and an object's velocity?
• What can be said about the change of momentum in one mass during a collision?
• What happens when like poles of a magnet are brought together?
• What effect does gravity have on the horizontal component of a projectile's motion?
• What happens in a circuit with a high resistance?
• What happens to unlike charges?
• What is the purpose of a potential divider?
• According to Newton's First Law, what happens if no net force acts on an object?
• What does a projectile lack during its motion?
• When two objects collide, which of the following could happen?
• What happens to the magnetic field lines when the electric current is increased?
• What characterizes a scalar quantity?
• What does Hooke's Law describe about springs?
• What happens to gravitational potential energy when an object is lifted?
• How does a projectile move in terms of force acting on it?
• What is the primary characteristic of gravitational force?
• How much electric charge does an electron carry?
• How does a large spring constant (k) affect the elasticity of a string?
• When an object accelerates, what other quantity must change as a result, according to momentum concepts?
• Which of the following is true about centripetal acceleration?
• What factor does NOT affect the weight of an object?
• During free fall, what is the acceleration of the projectile?
• What occurs when unlike poles of magnets are approached?
• What does a magnet create around itself?
• What direction of current flow creates a clockwise magnetic field when viewed from above?
• What happens to a thermistor's resistance when the temperature increases?
• What instrument is typically used to measure force?
• Torque is influenced by which of the following aspects?
• The shape of the Earth's gravitational field is best described as which of the following?
• What is the method to subtract a vector?
• What effect does increasing the weight force have on the extension of a string?
• Which two factors are used to measure the turning effect of a torque?
• When work is done in lifting an object, what type of energy is being increased?
• What term describes the maximum height reached by a projectile?
• Which unit represents electric current?
• What does vector addition involve?
• How much momentum does a stationary object have?
• What does Ohm's Law state about the relationship between voltage and current?
• How is electric potential defined?
• What term describes the field around a mass that results in an attractive force?
• What is an elastic collision?
• What is a torque?
• What is required for an object to maintain circular motion?
• Which equation correctly describes the relationship of impulse to momentum?
• In what unit is mass typically measured?
• In a parallel circuit, how does the voltage behave?
• What does net force refer to?
• What characterizes an inelastic collision?
• What does the term "electric power" signify?
• What defines a diode in electronic circuits?
• What is the interaction between like charges?
• What is a key characteristic of a Light Emitting Diode (LED)?
• What is the SI unit for momentum?
• Which of the following is NOT affected by a magnetic field?
• What method can be used to create a uniform electric field?
• What is the definition of a vector quantity?
• What is the definition of weight in physics?