USA quiz · Grade 11

Grade 11 Physics quiz

16 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. Newton’s first law is about

Answer: inertia — objects keep their motion unless a net force acts

A book stays at rest on a table.

2. Newton’s second law is

Answer: F = ma

Net force equals mass times acceleration.

3. If mass is constant and force doubles, acceleration

Answer: doubles

a = F/m.

4. Newton’s third law says forces

Answer: come in equal-and-opposite pairs

The ground pushes up as you push down.

5. Weight is

Answer: the gravitational force on an object

W = mg near Earth.

6. Mass is measured in

Answer: kilograms

Force is in newtons.

7. A net force of zero means

Answer: velocity is constant (maybe zero)

Balanced forces → no acceleration.

8. Friction

Answer: opposes sliding between surfaces

It is a force, so it can change motion.

9. Kinetic energy depends on

Answer: mass and speed (½mv²)

Faster means much more KE.

10. Gravitational potential energy near Earth is about

Answer: mgh

Higher means more PE.

11. The work-energy idea: work equals

Answer: change in kinetic energy (when work is the net work)

W = Fd cosθ for a constant force.

12. A joule is a unit of

Answer: energy (and work)

1 J = 1 N·m.

13. Conservation of energy says

Answer: total energy stays constant if you count all forms (in a closed system)

Friction turns mechanical energy into thermal energy.

14. Power is

Answer: energy transferred per time

P = W/t. A watt is a joule per second.

15. If you lift a box twice as high at constant speed, PE

Answer: doubles

h is in mgh.

16. A pendulum at the bottom of its swing has

Answer: maximum KE and minimum PE (ideal case)

Energy trades between KE and PE.