Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
____36. Which of the following best describes the idea of Galileo about motion?
a. A ball rolling on the floor will eventually stop after some time.
b. A ball rolling on the floor will not stop unless an external force acts as the stopping force.
c. A ball attached to a string will move in a circular motion because of tension.
d. A ball attached to a string will move in a circular motion because of centripetal force.
____37. According to the second law of motion, force is directly proportional to the _________ of an object.
a. Mass b. speed C. velocity D. weight
____38. Which pair of forces acts on an object at rest?
a. Weight and normal force C. Friction and normal force
b. Weight and applied force D. Friction and applied force
____39. Which of the following is characterized by the straight line that touches a circular path at one point per
unit time?
A. Average speed B. Rotational speed C. Tangential speed D. Instantaneous speed
____40. The delivery boy moves 50-kg rice bag to the delivery truck. How much force did he exert at an
acceleration of 5 m/s^2 ?
A. 200 N B. 250 N C. 300 N D. 350 N
____41. A physics book rests on a bookshelf. Its weight is equal to 29.40 N. What is the mass of the book?
A. 1 kg B. 2 kg C. 3 kg D. 4 kg
____42. How much force is exerted by the wall on you if you push it with 500 N?
250 N B. 300 N C. 400 N D. 500 N
____43. What is the tangential velocity of a 250-rpm compact disc if it has a diameter of 12 cm?
A. 0.25 m/s B. 0.5 m/s C. 25 rev/s D. 50 rev/s
____44. Which of the following shows work done?
A. Lifting a bag C. Pushing the wall
B. Touching a stone D. Carrying a box while walking
____45. Which is equivalent to 1 joule?
A. 1 N • s B. 1 N/m C. 1 kg • m/s^2 D. 1 kg • m^2/s^2
____46. Which of the following is not a unit for power?
A. Watt B. Horsepower C. Newton-meter D. Joules per second
____47. When a stone is at rest and located at a certain height from the ground, what mechanical energy does it
have?
A. Kinetic energy C. Gravitational Potential Energy
B. Elastic Potential Energy D. None of the above
____66. A bullet fired from the ground level at an angle of 350 above the horizontal strikes the ground 10 seconds later.
What kind of motion is shown by the bullet?
A. Linear Motion C. Slow Motion
B. Rotational Motion D. Projectile Motion
____67. A bullet is a kind of projectile. Projectiles are objects that are launched horizontally or at an angle. Which of the
following is an example of projectile?
A. A falling leaf B. A rolling ball C. A rotating compact disc D. A firecracker launched in the air
____68. As a projectile moves up, ________________
A. its velocity and acceleration decrease
B. its velocity and acceleration remains constant
C. its velocity increases while its acceleration decreases
D. its velocity decreases while its acceleration remains constant
____69. What is the shape of the trajectory of a projectile?
A. circle B. horizontal line C. parabola D. vertical line
____70. If the total time of a projectile fired from and returning to the ground is T, the time taken by the projectile to
reach its maximum height is -
A. T/4 B. T/2 C. 2T D. 4T
____71. Momentum has equivalent unit of -
A. acceleration B. force C. impulse D. velocity
For items 72-74, refer to this situation.
Three identical balls are released from the same height with equal initial speeds. Ball A is thrown vertically down, Ball
B is thrown horizontally, and Ball C is thrown down at an angle (neither 0° nor 90°) with the horizontal. Another
identical Ball D is dropped from rest also from the same height.
____72. Which among the four balls will reach the ground first?
A. Ball A B. Ball B C. Ball C D. Ball D
____73. Which two balls will reach the ground at the same time?
A. Balls A and B B. Balls A and D C. Balls B and D D. Balls C and A
____74. Which among the four balls has the greatest momentum upon striking the ground?
A. Ball A B. Ball B C. Ball C D. Ball D
For items 75-77, refer to this situation.
A 7.26 kg metal ball rolled on the smooth surface and accelerated from 1.5 m/s to 2 m/s in 2 seconds.
____75. What is the change in ball’s momentum?
A. 3. 63 kg m/s B. 0.067 kg m/s C. 12.71 kg m/s D. 0.48 kg m/s
____76. What is the impulse produced by the metal ball?
A. 12.71 N-s B. 0.48 N-s C. 3. 63 N-s D. 0.067 N-s
____77. How much force is applied to the metal ball?
A. 7. 26 N B. 5.63 N C. 1.63 N D. 1.8 N
____78. When a rifle fires a bullet, the rifle will recoil. This is an illustration of the -
A. Work-energy theorem C. Conservation of kinetic energy
B. Conservation of momentum D. Conservation of mechanical energy
____79. A mass of 5 kg that experiences a momentum change of 20 kg m/s must have received an impulse of -
A. 4 N-s B. 20 N-s C. 50 N-s D. 100 N-s
____80. Which of the following is true as a projectile approaches the ground?
A. Its momentum decreases and the impulse required to stop it decreases.
B. Its momentum decreases and the impulse required to stop it increases.
C. Its momentum increases and the impulse required to stop it decreases.
D. Its momentum increases and the impulse required to stop it increases.
____81. Which of the following is an example of mechanical energy?
A. Fire from a lit candle C. Green plants making their own food
B. Pushing a table across the floor D. Flow of energy from the lit candle to your hand
____82. Which of the following is the energy associated with an object’s position?
A. Total energy B. Kinetic Energy C. Potential Energy D. Thermal Energy
____83. As an arrow flies through the air after being shot, which of the following types of energy does it have?
A. Chemical energy B. Kinetic energy C. Potential energy D. Thermal energy
____84. A ball is lifted to some height and then dropped. Which of the following increases when the ball is dropped?
A. KE B. EPE C. ME D. GPE
____85. A small 30-kg boat is floating down river at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the boat’s kinetic energy?
A. 32 J B. 60 J C. 135 J D. 270 J
____86. A 4-kg box is resting on top of a shelf that is 2 m high. What is the box’s gravitational potential energy relative to
the floor?
A. 6 J B. 8 J C. 20 J D. 78 J
____87. Which of the following statement is correct?
I Heat flows from hot objects to cool objects.
II When two objects are in thermal equilibrium, they have the same temperature.
III When crushed ice is added into a cup of warm water, all ice melt immediately.
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II and III
____88. What process of heat flow happens if you place an ice cube in your palm?
A. Heat flows from your palm to the ice cube.
B. Heat flows from the ice cube to your palm.
C. Heat flow increases the pressure in the system.
D. Heat flows simultaneously to your palm and to the ice.
____89. Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of heat transfer?
A. conduction B. convection C. insulation D. Radiation
____90. Which of the following illustrates the work done by steam emerging from boiling water in a kettle?
A. The steam blows objects placed near it.
B. The steam emerging from the kettle’s mouth produces sound.
C. The steam pushes the cover of the kettle.
D. All of the choices.
____91. What causes work in a steam engine?
I The expansion of water as it turns into steam.
II The thermal energy supplied by the burning wood or coal in the engine.
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. Neither I and II
____92. Which device converts mechanical energy to electrical energy?
A. blades B. generator C. penstock D. Nuclear reactor
____93. When are windmill towers generally more productive?
A. higher, to minimize turbulence and maximize wind speed
B. Higher, to minimize the number of birds that interferes with blade turning
C. Lower, to minimize turbulence and maximize wind speed
D. Lower, to increase heat convection from the ground
____94. Which of the following makes a turbine in a hydroelectric power plant turn?
A. Steam B. water C. Wind D. Uranium 235
____95. Which of the following fuel a nuclear power plant?
A. Coal B. natural gas C. Oil D. Uranium 235