Glorious Physics for Kids!

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1. Which of the following materials will be attracted to a magnet? Plastic A shark Cotton Iron

2. Gravity is the force which pulls things down to Earth. What is true about the force of gravity on the moon compared to Earth? It is stronger. It is weaker. It is the same. There is no gravity on the Moon at all.

3. Breaking the barrier of the speed of ____ causes the phenomenon known as the sonic boom. Light Sound Jupiter A cheetah

4. Which body in our Solar System was once classified as a planet, but isn't any more? Saturn Pacman Uranus Pluto

5. Take this scenario: (The two people will be the same distance from the middle) A small boy is sitting on one end of a seesaw (teeter-totter). If a really fat man jumps on the other side, what would happen to the child? He would stay in the same place. He would be propelled into space! He would move downwards. He would move upwards.

6. When you go ice-skating, you find that your most-embarrassing-aunt-of-all-time keeps falling over! What quantity has been reduced to cause her to fall? Friction Magnetism Gravity Your aunt's pride

7. What was the name of the man who shouted 'Eureka' when he got into the bath? Archimedes Isaac Newton Leonardo da Vinci Harry Potter

8. Which of the following substances acts as an insulator to (stops) the path of electricity? Rubber Impure Water Metal Grandma Josephine

9. Now, light is very interesting. White light can be split into seven different colours, pretty much like a rainbow. Which of the following isn't one of those colours? Red Brown Orange Yellow

10. Feeling confident kids? Then, which of the following is a term for a type of energy? Mr. Bennett - the physics teacher! Water Kinetic Animal