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BASIC EDUCATION LABORATORY

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THIRD PERIODICAL EXAM

Basic Physics

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I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Gravitational acceleration is acceleration of bodies _______________.
a. on ground c. freely falling
b. in air d. none of above
2. In a vacuum on the surface of earth, the acceleration of a brick dropped downward is
_________________.
a. greater than that of a small stone dropped downward
b. the same as that of a small stone dropped downward
c. less than that of a feather dropped downward
d. zero since there is no air resistance in a vacuum
3. Ignoring air resistance, an object falling toward the surface of the earth has a velocity that
is ________________.
a. constant c. decreasing
b. increasing d. acquired instantaneously
4. Ignoring air resistance, a bullet fired horizontally has how many forces acting on it after
leaving the rifle?
a. One, from the gunpowder explosion.
b. One, from the pull of gravity.
c. Two, one from the gunpowder explosion and one from gravity.
d. Three, one from the gunpowder explosion, one from gravity, and one from the motion
of the bullet.
5. A heavy object and a light object are dropped from rest at the same time in a vacuum. The
heavier object will reach the ground _______________________.
a. before the lighter object
b. at the same time as the lighter object
c. after the lighter object
d. It depends on the shape of the object
6. A cannonball is fired straight up at 50 m/s. Neglecting air resistance, when it returns to its
starting point its speed _______________.
a. is 50 m/s
b. is more than 50 m/s
c. is less than 50 m/s
d. depends on how long it is in the air
7. What is the height of the tower when a stone dropped from it reaches ground in 5 seconds?
a. 130 m c. 150 m
b. 125 m d. 200 m
8. What is the velocity of the ball at highest point when it’s thrown vertically upward?
 a. -10 m/s-1 c. 8 m/s-1
b. 10 m/s-2 d. Zero
9. An archer practicing with an arrow bow shoots an arrow straight up two times. The first
time the initial speed is v0 and second time he increases the initial speed to 4v0. How would
you compare the maximum height in the second trial to that in the first trial?

a. Two times greater

b. Four times greater
c. Eight times greater
d. Sixteen times greater
e. The same

10. A tennis ball is thrown straight up and caught at the same height. Which of the following
can describe the motion of the ball when it reaches the apex?
a. The velocity of the ball is zero.
b. The acceleration of the ball is zero.
c. The acceleration of the ball is 9.8 m/s2 down.
d. The acceleration of the ball is 9.8 m/s2 up.
11. A ball rolls over the edge of a table with a horizontal velocity v m/s. The height of the table
is 1.6 m and the horizontal range of the ball from the base of the table is 20 m. What is the
magnitude and direction of the ball's acceleration right after it leaves the table?
a. 4.9 m/s2 downward c. 19.6 m/s2 downward
b. 0 m/s2 downward d. 9.8 m/s2 downward
12. A hockey puck slides off the edge of a table with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. The height
of the table above the ground is 2.0 m. What is the acceleration of the puck just before it
touches the ground?
a. 20 m/s2 c. 19.6 m/s2
2
b. 4.9 m/s d. 9.8 m/s2
13. A ball rolls off the edge of a table. The horizontal component of the ball's velocity remains
constant during its entire trajectory because __________________________.
a. the ball is not acted upon by any force
b. the net force acting on the ball is zero
c. the ball is not acted upon by a force in the horizontal direction
d. None of the other choices is correct
14. A monkey is sitting at the top of a tree 20 m high from the ground level. A person standing
on the ground wants to feed the monkey. He uses a bow and arrow to launch the food to
the monkey. If the person knows that the monkey is going to drop from the tree at the same
instant that the person launches the food, how should the person aim the arrow containing
the food?
a. He should aim it at the monkey.
b. He should aim it below the monkey.
c. He should aim it above the monkey.
d. None of the other choices is correct.
15. An athlete throws a ball with a velocity of 40 m/s at an angle of 20° above the horizontal.
Which of the following statements is true in this case?
a. The vertical component of the velocity remains constant.
b. The horizontal component of the velocity changes.
c. The vertical component of the velocity changes sign after the ball attains its maximum
height.
d. The horizontal component of the velocity changes sign after the ball attains its
maximum height.
16. A bullet is fired from ground level with a speed of 150 m/s at an angle 30.0° above the
horizontal at a location where g = 10.0 m/s2. What is the vertical component of its velocity
when it is at the highest point of its trajectory?
a. 0 m/s c. 130 m/s
b. 75.0 m/s d. 150 m/s
17. For general projectile motion, which statement is true when the projectile is at the initial
and final points of the parabolic path?
a. The magnitude of the x and y components of its velocity are same at both points.
b. The magnitude of its x component of velocity at the initial point is smaller than its
magnitude of the y component of velocity at the final point.
c. The magnitude of its x component of velocity at the initial point is bigger than its
magnitude of the y component of velocity at the final point.
d. The velocity components are zero at both points.
18. James and John dive from an overhang into the lake below. James simply drops straight
down from the edge. John takes a running start and jumps with an initial horizontal velocity
of 25 m/s. When they reach the lake below, ______________________________.
a. the splashdown speed of James is larger than that of John
b. the splashdown speed of John is larger than that of James
c. they will both have the same splashdown speed
d. the splashdown speed of James will always be 9.8 m/s larger than that of John
19. Mary and Debra stand on a snow-covered roof. They both throw snowballs with the same
initial speed, but in different directions. Mary throws her snowball downward, at 30° below
the horizontal; Debra throws her snowball upward, at 30°. When the snowballs reach the
ground below, ______________________________.
a. Debra's snowball will stay in the air longer than Mary's
b. Mary's snowball will stay in the air longer than Debra's
c. Both snowballs will take the same amount of time to hit the ground
d. Debra's snowball never hits the ground since it is thrown upwards
20. If the initial speed of a projectile is doubled.
a. Its range will double.
b. Its range will be decreased by a factor of two.
c. Its range will quadruple.
d. Its range will decrease by a factor of four.

II. Problem-solving
Direction: Solve each problem and show your solution in the space provided.
1. A robot probe drops a camera off the rim of a 239 m high cliff on Mars, where the free-fall
acceleration is –3.7 m/s2.
a. Find the time required for the camera to reach the ground.
b. Find the velocity with which it hits the ground.
2. On the moon, a feather is dropped from a height of 1.40 m. The acceleration of gravity on
the moon is -1.67 m/s2. Determine the time it takes for the feather to fall to the surface of
the moon.
3. If Lebron James has a vertical leap of 1.29 m, what is his take-off speed and his hang time
(total time to move upwards to the peak and then return to the ground)?
4. A baseball is thrown straight up in the air with an initial velocity of 2 m/s. Draw a picture
that shows the path of the ball as it goes up and comes down. Label the initial velocity, the
velocity at maximum height, and the acceleration of the ball.
5. A snow ball is thrown upward at a speed of 27 m/s. How high (above the position from
which it was thrown) is the snow ball 3.5 seconds later? Also, how fast is it moving at that
time? In what direction?
6. Two people are standing on the edge of a building that is 42 meters high (back on earth!).
One person throws a tennis ball straight downward at a speed of 16 m/s. At the same exact
time, the other person throws a tennis ball straight upward at 16 m/s. How long after the
first tennis ball lands will the second tennis ball arrive at the ground?
7. A rock is dropped from a bridge that is 28 meters above a river. How long does it take the
rock to hit the water?
8. A soccer player heads the ball and sends it flying vertically upwards at a speed of 12.0 m/s.
How high above the players’ head does the ball travel?
9. A mishit golf ball flies straight up in the air. Exactly 4.0 seconds later it lands right next to
the tee. How high up did the golf ball go?
10. A cliff diver on an alien planet dives off of a 32-meter tall cliff and lands in a sea of
hydrochloric acid 1.20 seconds later. Assuming that the extra-terrestrial’s initial speed was
zero, what is the free fall acceleration of this strange world?

Prepared by:

DIANE MARR N. DENCIO

Basic Physics Teacher