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Free Year 7 Physics Quiz — 10 Questions, Instant Results

Want to know whether physics is secure at Year 7 level? Answer 10 questions here, see the score and the correct answers straight away, and then try a new set. Everything is free, part of 3,261 free practice questions RHZ Tutoring publishes, and nothing about your child is collected.

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Physics in Year 7 science

Here is the ground the questions cover. Year 7 physics covers forces, balanced and unbalanced forces, gravity, friction and simple machines.

The items are tagged to the Victorian Curriculum for Year 7, so a score here reflects the standard a Year 7 class is working to, not a generic online level.

Mistakes we see most often in physics

A wrong answer is more useful than a right one if you know why it happened. In sessions with Year 7 students, these are the patterns our tutors see most:

Spotting which one applies is the useful part; the fix is usually quick once the misunderstanding is out in the open.

Ways to build physics at Year 7

If the quiz shows a gap, more of the same worksheets rarely fixes it. Try these instead:

  1. Calculate speed for real journeys.
  2. Explain Newton's laws with a skateboard.
  3. Draw force diagrams for everyday situations.

Secondary science relies on terminology and on explaining results with the right concept. Make summary notes, draw diagrams from memory and practise written explanations.

How the 10 questions are chosen

Every set on this page is a seeded selection of 10 from the 24 physics questions that pass our quality gate. A different seed gives a different set, and there are many more combinations than any one student will need. The correct answers never appear in the page source; the browser asks our server for them after you press Mark my answers.

Because every question here is on physics, a low score is a clear signal and a high score is genuinely reassuring for this topic. What it cannot tell you is whether the other Year 7 science topics are equally secure, or how far above the year level the student can go; the free Skills Check covers both.

The quiz: 10 questions

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Question 1
Physics

Which of these forms a shadow?

Question 2
Physics

Which surface would reflect light most like a mirror?

Question 3
Physics

A runner completes a 100 metre race in 20 seconds, but a cyclist covers 100 metres in 10 seconds. Who is faster and why?

Question 4
Physics

A ball is rolling along a flat, smooth floor and gradually slows down and stops. What force is most likely slowing it?

Question 5
Physics

A magnet has two poles. What happens when the north pole of one magnet is brought near the north pole of another?

Question 6
Physics

Why do we see the Moon shining at night?

Question 7
Physics

Voltage is measured in…

Question 8
Physics

A student pushes a stationary 2 kg block with a force of 6 N to the right. At the same time, friction acts on the block with a force of 2 N to the left. Which of the following correctly describes what happens to the block?

Question 9
Physics

Which of these is an example of a contact force?

Question 10
Physics

Which is a non-contact force?

How to read a score out of 10

9 or 10 out of 10
The easy and at-level content is secure. The useful question now is how far above the year level the student can go, which a ten-item quiz cannot show. The free Skills Check adds stretch and challenge questions on every topic so you can see the ceiling as well as the floor.
7 or 8 out of 10
Solid, with one or two specific gaps. Look at which topic the incorrect answers came from (the results panel names the weakest topic) and spend a week on that topic before re-testing with a different seed.
5 or 6 out of 10
Some core ideas are shaky. The pattern matters more than the score: two misses in the same topic is a gap; misses scattered across topics usually means reading the question too fast. Either way, the Skills Check will tell you which.
4 or fewer out of 10
Foundations from an earlier year are probably missing, which is common and fixable. Try the quiz one year level down to confirm, then talk to a tutor about a short catch-up plan rather than more of the same practice.

What to do with the result

1. Want the full picture?

The free Skills Check takes about 15 minutes, covers every Year 7 topic including stretch and challenge questions, and sends a same-day topic-by-topic report. A tutor calls to walk you through it, no obligation.

Start the free Skills Check →

2. Printable practice with answers

Our Year 7 practice papers are full-length, curriculum-aligned and come with worked answers, so a student can practise on paper the way the real test is sat.

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3. Tutoring in Melbourne's west or online

Small groups from $25 an hour and 1:1 from $35 an hour at our Truganina centre, or online anywhere in Australia. Same tutors, same Skills Check, same progress notes either way.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this Year 7 physics quiz free?

Yes, completely: no sign-up, no email, no payment, and you can take it as many times as you like. It is one of 3,261 free practice questions RHZ Tutoring publishes across Prep to Year 12. Press New set of questions, or add ?seed= to the address, for a different selection from the same topic.

Why only 10 questions on one topic?

Because a single-topic set is the most precise free check available: if the score is low, the gap is in physics and nowhere else. There are 24 eligible questions on this topic in our Year 7 Science bank, so several different sets are available before any repeat.

Where do the physics questions come from?

From RHZ Tutoring's own Year 7 Science question bank, written to the Victorian Curriculum, checked by a tutor and passed through an automated quality gate. The same bank feeds our tutoring sessions and the free Skills Check. The questions on this page sit at the easy and at-level tiers.

What should I do if the score is low?

Read the explanation for each incorrect answer first; most gaps in physics are one of the misconceptions listed on this page. Then try a second set a few days later. If it is still low, the free Skills Check will show whether the gap is confined to this topic, and a tutor can build a short catch-up plan.

Is there a mixed Year 7 Science quiz?

Yes. The Year 7 Science quiz spreads ten questions across every topic for the year, and the hub lists topic quizzes for every year level from Prep to Year 12.

Other Science topics for Year 7

Mixed Year 7 Science quiz (all topics) →

Physics in other year levels

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