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Physics & Space quiz for grades 5 to 13

250 Physics & Space questions across three grade bands. In the game you pick the subject and the band, and every duel draws questions you haven't had yet. Here are six examples, two from each band.

Play Physics & SpaceGrades 5–7: 100 · Grades 8–10: 100 · Grades 11–13: 50

Sample questions

Grades 5–7 · Astronomy

Why does the Moon look bright to us in the night sky?

  1. AIt reflects sunlight
  2. BIt makes its own light
  3. CIt burns like a star
  4. DIt stores daylight
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A: It reflects sunlight

Grades 5–7 · Electricity

What is lightning during a thunderstorm?

  1. ABurning gas
  2. BReflected sunlight
  3. CAn electrical discharge
  4. DA glowing meteor
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C: An electrical discharge

Grades 8–10 · Mechanics

Why does a steel ship float on water, even though steel is denser than water?

  1. AIt displaces enough water
  2. BSteel gets lighter in water
  3. CWater repels metal
  4. DThe air carries the ship
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A: It displaces enough water

Grades 8–10 · Energy

Why is an LED lamp more energy-efficient than an old-fashioned light bulb?

  1. AIt shines less brightly
  2. BIt needs more voltage
  3. CIt produces less heat
  4. DIt has a built-in resistor
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C: It produces less heat

Grades 11–13 · Physicists

Which two chemical elements did Marie Curie discover together with her husband?

  1. APolonium and radium
  2. BUranium and plutonium
  3. CSodium and potassium
  4. DHelium and neon
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A: Polonium and radium

Grades 11–13 · Optics

Which colour of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

  1. AViolet
  2. BRed
  3. CYellow
  4. DGreen
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A: Violet