Cambridge O Level Physics - Paper 1 Mock MCQ
1. What is the SI unit of length?
A. A centimetre
B. A millimetre
C. A metre
D. A kilometre
2. Which instrument is most suitable for measuring the thickness of a wire?
A. A ruler
B. A vernier caliper
C. A micrometer screw gauge
D. A measuring tape
3. Which of these is a scalar quantity?
A. Displacement
B. Velocity
C. Force
D. Mass
4. Which formula is used to calculate the area of a triangle?
A. Area = base height
B. Area = base height
C. Area = pi radius
D. Area = 2pi radius
5. If a block measures 10 cm 5 cm 2 cm, what is its volume in cm?
A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 1000
6. How many mm are there in 1 cm?
A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
D. 1000
7. What is the name for numbers written as a digit multiplied by a power of ten?
A. Scientific prefix
B. Powers notation
C. Standard form
D. Base-ten rule
8. Which of these is a correct method to reduce parallax error when using a ruler?
A. Look at the ruler from the side
B. Use a plastic ruler only
C. Keep your eye level with the mark
D. Use a steel ruler only
9. What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder?
A. Volume = pirh
B. Volume = 2pirh
C. Volume = pidh
D. Volume = 2pirh
10. Which of these is not a vector quantity?
A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Displacement
D. Temperature
11. Which graph represents a body moving at constant speed?
A. Horizontal line
B. Line sloping upward
C. Line curving upward
D. Line sloping downward
12. What is the unit of acceleration?
A. m/s
B. m/s
C. m/s
D. s/m
13. If a car travels 100 km in 2 hours, what is its average speed?
A. 25 km/h
B. 50 km/h
C. 100 km/h
D. 200 km/h
14. Which of these is a vector quantity?
A. Speed
B. Mass
C. Acceleration
D. Distance
15. What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?
A. Distance
B. Speed
C. Acceleration
D. Time
16. What is the formula for momentum?
A. mass velocity
B. mass / velocity
C. force distance
D. velocity / time
17. What is the unit of momentum?
A. kgm/s
B. N
C. m/s
D. J
18. Which of these is conserved in a closed system during a collision?
A. Speed
B. Velocity
C. Momentum
D. Force
19. Which method of heat transfer does not require a medium?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. All three
20. What happens to the particles of a solid when it is heated?
A. They stop moving
B. They move more slowly
C. They vibrate more
D. They contract
21. Which wave is transverse?
A. Sound
B. Light
C. Seismic P-wave
D. Ultrasound
22. What property of a wave is the number of waves per second?
A. Wavelength
B. Speed
C. Frequency
D. Amplitude
23. What is the unit of electric current?
A. Volt
B. Ampere
C. Ohm
D. Watt
24. What does Ohm's Law state?
A. V = IR
B. P = IV
C. V = P t
D. Q = It
25. In a series circuit, how does current behave?
A. Divides among branches
B. Is the same everywhere
C. Depends on resistance
D. Changes direction
26. What is the unit of resistance?
A. Ampere
B. Volt
C. Ohm
D. Watt
27. Which type of radiation is most penetrating?
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Gamma
D. None
28. What is the half-life of a substance?
A. Time to decay completely
B. Time for half to decay
C. Time for all to stop emitting radiation
D. Constant time interval
29. Which is the correct order of planets from the Sun?
A. Mars, Earth, Venus
B. Mercury, Venus, Earth
C. Venus, Earth, Mercury
D. Earth, Mars, Venus
30. What causes day and night?
A. Moon's orbit
B. Earth's orbit
C. Earth's rotation
D. Sun's rotation
31. What is the SI unit of length?
A. A centimetre
B. A millimetre
C. A metre
D. A kilometre
32. Which instrument is most suitable for measuring the thickness of a wire?
A. A ruler
B. A vernier caliper
C. A micrometer screw gauge
D. A measuring tape
33. Which of these is a scalar quantity?
A. Displacement
B. Velocity
C. Force
D. Mass
34. Which formula is used to calculate the area of a triangle?
A. Area = base height
B. Area = base height
C. Area = pi radius
D. Area = 2pi radius
35. If a block measures 10 cm 5 cm 2 cm, what is its volume in cm?
A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 1000
36. How many mm are there in 1 cm?
A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
D. 1000
37. What is the name for numbers written as a digit multiplied by a power of ten?
A. Scientific prefix
B. Powers notation
C. Standard form
D. Base-ten rule
38. Which of these is a correct method to reduce parallax error when using a ruler?
A. Look at the ruler from the side
B. Use a plastic ruler only
C. Keep your eye level with the mark
D. Use a steel ruler only
39. What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder?
A. Volume = pirh
B. Volume = 2pirh
C. Volume = pidh
D. Volume = 2pirh
40. Which of these is not a vector quantity?
A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Displacement
D. Temperature
