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1.

What is stored energy called?
- A.
  
  Kinetic
- B.
  
  Potting
- C.
  
  Storage
- D.
  
  Potential
Correct Answer
D. Potential
2.

What liquid is a fuel commonly used in automobiles?
- A.
  
  Gasoline
- B.
  
  Water
- C.
  
  Milk
- D.
  
  Kerosene
Correct Answer
A. Gasoline
3.

What is energy generated by falling or flowing water called?
- A.
  
  Lightning Falls
- B.
  
  Hydroelectric Power
- C.
  
  Hyperelectric Power
- D.
  
  Water Falls
Correct Answer
B. Hydroelectric Power
4.

What is the regular disturbance of molecules bumping into each other in the air?
- A.
  
  Levels
- B.
  
  Quarks
- C.
  
  Jumps
- D.
  
  Waves
Correct Answer
D. Waves
5.

What determines how loud or soft a sound is?
- A.
  
  Volume
- B.
  
  Sand
- C.
  
  Length
- D.
  
  Meters
Correct Answer
A. Volume
6.

What is the repeated sound when sound waves bounce off other objects called?
- A.
  
  Cellular
- B.
  
  Echo
- C.
  
  Bounce Back
- D.
  
  Bottling
Correct Answer
B. Echo
7.

What tool do people at sea use to measure distance with echoes?
- A.
  
  Bottles
- B.
  
  Torpedoes
- C.
  
  Compass
- D.
  
  Sonar
Correct Answer
D. Sonar
8.

What word is given to sounds that are too high for humans to hear?
- A.
  
  Ultrasonic
- B.
  
  Booming
- C.
  
  Squeaky
- D.
  
  Pithy
Correct Answer
A. Ultrasonic
9.

What is any picture of an object made with a mirror or lens called?
- A.
  
  Imagination
- B.
  
  Imminent
- C.
  
  Image
- D.
  
  Planet
Correct Answer
C. Image
10.

What is matter that allows light to pass through called?
- A.
  
  Opaque
- B.
  
  Transparent
- C.
  
  Lead
- D.
  
  Translucent
Correct Answer
B. Transparent
11.

What is matter that doesn't allow light to pass through called?
- A.
  
  Transparent
- B.
  
  Blocked
- C.
  
  Translucent
- D.
  
  Opaque
Correct Answer
D. Opaque
12.

What is the bending of light called?
- A.
  
  Rejection
- B.
  
  Fractions
- C.
  
  Fractals
- D.
  
  Refraction
Correct Answer
D. Refraction
13.

What type of lens has a thin middle and makes objects appear smaller?
- A.
  
  Concave
- B.
  
  Cave
- C.
  
  Presbyopia
- D.
  
  Mining
Correct Answer
A. Concave
14.

Which of these has a lens?
- A.
  
  Bottle
- B.
  
  Hand Pump
- C.
  
  Eye
- D.
  
  Cup
Correct Answer
C. Eye
15.

Which of the following uses light to carry sound?
- A.
  
  Lichens
- B.
  
  Augers
- C.
  
  Lasers
- D.
  
  Lemonade
Correct Answer
C. Lasers

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Ultimate Physics Quiz

What is stored energy called?

What liquid is a fuel commonly used in automobiles?

What is energy generated by falling or flowing water called?

What is the regular disturbance of molecules bumping into each other in the air?

What determines how loud or soft a sound is?

What is the repeated sound when sound waves bounce off other objects called?

What tool do people at sea use to measure distance with echoes?

What word is given to sounds that are too high for humans to hear?

What is any picture of an object made with a mirror or lens called?

What is matter that allows light to pass through called?

What is matter that doesn't allow light to pass through called?

What is the bending of light called?

What type of lens has a thin middle and makes objects appear smaller?

Which of these has a lens?

Which of the following uses light to carry sound?