MIDTERM EXAMINATION in GENERAL PHYSICS 1

TEST I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Physical Quantities consist of a ________________and it’s ___________.
A. numerical magnitude, SI units C. quantity, physical state
B. B. SI units, physical state D. physical state, physical
Characteristics
2. The International System (SI) unit for mass is:
A. g B. G C. kg D. KG

3. The International System (SI) unit for length/distance is:

A. m B. km C. M D. cm

4. If you convert 45.1 cm3 to in3 , what is the measurement?

A. 2.57 in^3 B. 2.75 in C. 2.75 in^3 D. 2.57 in

5. If you convert 234 km to cm, what is the measurement?

A. 2340000cm C. 2.34 x 10-7 cm
B. 234000cm D. 2.34 x 107 cm

6. Five darts strike near the center of the target. Whoever threw the darts is
A. accurate C. both accurate and precise
B. precise D. neither accurate nor precise

7. A physicist who frequently carries out a complex experiment is likely to have

A. accuracy, but low precision C. precision
B. B. accuracy D. precision, but low accuracy

8. Anna conducts an experiment five times and gets a solution concentration of

2.9M, 3.1M, 2.8M, 2.9M, and 3.2M. The known concentration of the solution
is 3.0M. Which of the following are true about Susan's results?
A. They are accurate but not precise C. They are both accurate and
precise
B. B. They are not accurate but precise D. They are neither accurate nor
Precise
9. A man is shooting arrows at a target. Which of the following demonstrates
high accuracy but low precision?
A. The bowman consistently hits to the right of the bullseye
B. The bowman consistently hits to the left of the target
C. The bowman consistently misses the target and hits a tree in the same
spot
D. The bowman consistently hits around the target but never hits the
bullseye

10. Which of these is an example of high accuracy?

A. An archer hits the bullseye
B. An archer hits the same spot on the target three times in a row
C. A student repeatedly calculates the mass of an object to be 49 grams,
when the true mass is 52 grams
D. A student throws three pencils into the trash can, but misses and hits
the window each time

11. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A. 5000 kg B. 120 km/h SE C. 120 m D. 45 hours

12. Which of the following pairs of displacements will give a resultant of

magnitude 2 m?
A. 4 m E and 2 m E C. 4 m E and 2 m N
B. 4 m E and 2 m W D. 4 m E and 4 m W

13. If the car travels 18km North and 12km at angle of 20⁰ north of east, find
the x and y components of its displacement.

A. dx = 16.9km; dy= 4.1km C. dx = 21.1km; dy=11.28km

B. dx = 4.1km; dy= 16.9km D. dx = 11.28km; dy= 22.1km

14. What is the magnitude of its displacement and its angle above the positive x-
axis?
 A. 24.8km; 63⁰ north of east C. 24.8km; 27⁰ north of east
B. 21.2 km; 63⁰ north of east D. 21.2 km; 27⁰ north of east

15. It refers to the magnitude and direction of an object’s change in position

from a starting point.
a. displacement b. distance c. motion d. reference point

16. While going to school, a student walks an average of 5 km/hr west for 12
blocks. This situation shows
a. acceleration b. displacement c. speed d. velocity

17. What is the acceleration of the motorbike?

A. 0 m/s^2 B. 2 m/s^2 C. 4 m/s^2 D. 6 m/s^2

18. A cheetah chases a gazelle, reaching a speed of 28m/s. A graph of its

acceleration over time is shown below, where rightward is the positive
acceleration direction.

A. B. C. D.
19. Starting from the origin, a person walks 6 km east during first day, and 3
km east the next day. What is the net displacement of the person from the
initial point in two days?
A. 6 km, west B. 3 km, east C. 10 km, east D. 9 km, west

20. What is the average velocity of the motorbike during first 5 s?

a. 0 m/s b. 5 m/s c. 10 m/s d. 15 m/s

21. A car has a velocity of 5 m/s due North. A bus has a velocity of 2 m/s due to
South. What is the setup of the velocity of the car relative to the bus?
c= car
b= bus
g= ground

A. 𝑣𝐶𝐵 = 𝑣𝐶𝐺 + 𝑣𝐵𝐺 C. 𝑣𝐵𝐶 = 𝑣𝐶𝐵 + 𝑣𝐵𝐺

B. 𝑣𝐶𝐵 = 𝑣𝐺𝐶 + 𝑣𝐶𝐵 D. 𝑣𝐵𝐶 = 𝑣𝐵𝐺 + 𝑣𝐺C

22. Observers using different ___________________ may measure different

velocities for an object in motion
A. reference frame c. constant velocity
B. B. projectile motion d. relative motion

23. A cannon fires a shell at a fixed angle above the horizontal. Neglecting the
effects of air resistance, which one of the following quantities is the same
throughout the shell's flight?
A. speed C. velocity
B. acceleration D. horizontal displacement

24. An athlete throws a ball with an initial 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 right after the ball
attains its maximum height.
D. The horizontal component of the velocity changes right after the ball
attains its maximum height.
25. Which of the following statements about uniform circular motion is NOT
true?
A. A body in uniform circular motion experiences centripetal acceleration.
B. A body in uniform circular motion has constant or uniform speed.
C. A body in uniform circular motion has varying speed.
D. A body in uniform circular motion does not have a constant velocity.

26. A car moving at 10 m/s takes a turn around a circle with a radius of 25 m.
What is the centripetal acceleration of the car?
A. 10 m/s2 B. 5 m/s2 C. 4 m/s2 D. 3 m/s2

27. Which of the following is not true about the acceleration of a projectile
motion?
a. Acceleration is constant. c. Acceleration is 9.8 m/s2.
b. Acceleration is zero. d. Acceleration does not change direction.

28. Which of the following statement is TRUE about action-reaction force?

A. Every action force upon an object there must have an equal and
opposite reaction force
B. Every action force upon an object there must have an unequal and
opposite reaction force
C. Every action force upon an object there must have an equal and complete
reaction force
D. Every action force upon an object there must have an unequal and
complete reaction force

29. What is a free-body diagram?

a. A picture or sketch used to show the fields near an object, with arrows
representing the fields
b. A picture or sketch used to show the forces acting on an object, with
arrows representing the forces
c. A picture or sketch used to show the vectors acting on an object,
with arrows representing them
d. A diagram of the human body

30. A 75.0-kg wrecking ball hangs from a uniform heavy-duty chain having a
mass of 26.0 kg. What is the maximum and minimum tension in the chain?
a. 110 N and 500 N c. 250 N and 300 N
b. 990 N and 735 N d. 1100 N and 850 N
31. Friction arises because of the molecular ________________ or local adhesion
between materials.
a. Kinetic b. rolling c. attraction d. wheels

32. In which of the following situations does not show acceleration?

A. The car is moving at constant velocity 10 m/s to the North.
B. The man is running around a circle.
C. A kid pushing the cart from their house to the next door.
D. An apple falling from a tree at 9.8 m/s2.

33. Which of the following is the main function of conveyor belts in industries?
A. transport of heavy loads C. packaging of finished products
B.mass production of goods D. maintaining high quality of products

34. Which of the following is true about two vectors that are orthogonal?
a. Their resultant vector is 1 c. Their dot product is 1
b. Their resultant vector is 0 d. Their dot product is 0

35. Which of the following statement is TRUE about work done by a force acting
on an object?
I. Work is positive when the force has a component in the same
direction as the displacement.
II. Work is negative when the force has a component in opposite to the
displacement.
III. Work is negative when the force is perpendicular to the displacement.
IV. Work is zero when the force is perpendicular to the displacement.
A. I, II, III, IV B. I, II, and III C. I, II, and IV D. II, III and IV

36. When is the work done by an external force negative?

a. When some component of the external force is pointed in the same
direction as displacement
b. When external force and displacement are pointed in the same direction
c. When some component of the external force is pointed in the
direction opposite displacement
d. When external force and displacement are pointed in the exact
opposite directions.
37. A 2 -kg mass has a potential energy of 580 J. What height is the mass above
the ground? (g = 10 N/kg)
a. 29 m b. 58 m c. 290 m d. 330 m

38. Energy is required to do _________.

a. Work b. Force C. Mass D. potential energy

39. What is the work done by a conservative force?

A. When the work done by that force on an object is independent of the
object's path.
B. When the work done by that force on an object is dependent of the
object's path.
C. When the work done by that force on an object is equal to zero.
D. When the work done by that force on an object is negative.

40. Which of the following is true about the turning point of a potential enery
diagram?
A. The potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy at the turning point.
B. The kinetic energy at the turning point is equal to the total mechanical
energy.
C. The direction of the velocity remains the same at the turning point.
D. The direction of the velocity reverses at the turning point.

41. What happens to the body on which work is done?

a. It loses energy c. No change in the energy
b. It gains energy d. First, it loses then it gains

42. Which of the following best describe the center of mass of an object?
A. The center of mass of an object lies inside the object.
B. The center of mass of an object lies outside the object.
C. The center of mass of an object may or may not lie inside the object.
D. The center of mass of an object is always at its geometric center.

43. When the force that produces an impulse act twice as much time, the
impulse is.
a. doubled b. halved c. quadrupled d. the same
 44. Which of the following statements is true about inelastic collisions?
a. Kinetic energy is conserved but momentum is not
b. Momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not
c. Neither kinetic energy nor momentum are conserved
d. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved

45. Two marbles A and B are approaching each other with velocities of 0.7 m/s
and 0.9 m/s, respectively. After collision, marbles A and B had a final
velocity of 0.4 m/s and 0.6 m/s. What is the coefficient of restitution in this
collision? Is the collision elastic, inelastic or perfectly inelastic?
a. e = 1, elastic collision c. e = 3, elastic collision
b. b. e = 2, elastic collision d. e = 4, elastic collision

Test II. Problem Solving

Directions: Read the problem carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
Send your solution to my GMAIL ACCOUNT ([email protected])

Units and Measurements, Accuracy and Precision, Vectors

1. A jeepney tried to overtake a ca r. the jeepney moves at 40 km/hr. Convert this
to ft/s.
A. 36.45 ft/s B. 36.46 ft/s C. 36 ft/s D. 36. 45 km/hr

2. A train on a roller coaster ride can safely carry up to 10 000 lbs. If the average
adult weighs 75 kg, how many passengers can ride the roller coaster at once?
A. 61 passengers C. 62.50 passengers
B. 63 passengers D. 64 passengers

Describing Motion (Distance and Displacement, Speed and Velocity, Instantaneous

Velocity, Acceleration

3. You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 miles away. You then
walk home. a) What distance did you travel?
b) What was the displacement for the entire trip?

A. Distance = 6 miles , Displacement = 6 miles

B. Distance = 0 miles , Displacement = 6 miles
C. Distance = 0 miles , Displacement = 0 mile
D. Distance = 6 miles , Displacement = 0 mile
Graphical Analysis of Motion

4. A particle is in motion and is accelerating. The functional form of the velocity is v(t)
= 20t − 5t^2 m/s.
a.) Find the instantaneous velocity at t = 1 , t = 2, t = 3 , t = 5.
b.) Plot the calculated values at the v(t) vs. time (t) graph.

A. t(1) = 15 m/s , t(2) = 20 m/s , t(3) = 15 m/s , t(5) = -25 m/s

B. t(1) = 20 m/s , t(2) = 15 m/s , t(3) = -25 m/s , t(5) = 15 m/s
C. t(1) = 12 m/s , t(2) = 20 m/s , t(3) = 12 m/s , t(5) = -25 m/s
D. t(1) = 15 m/s , t(2) = 22 m/s , t(3) = 12 m/s , t(5) = -25 m/s

Uniformly Accelerated Linear Motion

5. You throw a ball vertically upward from the roof of a tall building. The ball leaves
your hand at a point even with the roof railing with an upward speed of 15 m/s;
the ball is then in free fall. On its way back down, it is just misses the railing.
Find (a.) the ball’s position and velocity 4s after leaving your hand;
(b) the ball’s velocity when it is 5 m above the railing;
(c) the maximum height reached;
(d) the ball’s acceleration when it is at its maximum height.
(Given: , Find: , Solution: )
A. a.) v = −𝟐𝟒 𝒎/𝒔 , b.) v = ±𝟏𝟏 𝒎/𝒔 , c.) = y = 𝟏𝟏 𝒎 , d.) 𝑎 = 9 𝑚/𝑠^2
B. a.) v = −𝟐1. 𝟐 𝒎/𝒔 , b.) v = ±𝟏0. 𝟑 𝒎/𝒔 , c.) = y = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎 , d.) 𝑎 = 9.8 𝑚/𝑠^2
C. a.) v = −𝟐𝟒. 𝟐 𝒎/𝒔 , b.) v = ±𝟏𝟏. 𝟑 𝒎/𝒔 , c.) = y = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎 , d.) 𝑎 = 9.8
𝑚/𝑠^2
D. a.) v = −𝟐𝟒. 𝟐 𝒎/𝒔 , b.) v = ±𝟏𝟏. 𝟑 𝒎/𝒔 , c.) = y = 𝟏0. 𝟓 𝒎 , d.) 𝑎 = 9 𝑚/𝑠^2