Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Lingayen
BUGALLON INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Bugallon I

CHAPTER TEST 2 IN GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Directions: Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number. USE CAPITAL LETTERS. Write E if there is
no correct answer from the given choices.
1. A stone is dropped from the roof top of a tall building. The stone reached the ground after 3 s. What is the speed of the stone
before it hits the ground?
a. 3.3 m/s b. 14.7 m/s c. 29.4 m/s d. 88.2 m/s
2. A person jogs in place, is the person in motion?
a. Yes, because there is movement.
b. Yes, because the person has speed when he jogs.
c. No, because although he is moving, his acceleration is zero.
d. No, because there is no change in the person’s initial position.
3. A vehicle running at a speed of 40 km/h decelerates and stops after 10 s. What is the acceleration of the vehicle?
a. 4 m/s2 b. -4m/s2 c. 1.1 m/s2 d. -1.1 m/s2
4. If you take a trip that covers 300 km and takes 6 hours to make, your average speed is _________.
a. 50 km/hr b. 100 km/hr c. 150 km/hr d. 240 km/hr
5. In the equation A=KR, if R is doubled, ___________.
a. A is also doubled b. A is increased four times c. A is reduced to one-fourth d. A is reduced to half
6. If you drop a feather and a coin at the same time in a tube filled with air, which will reach the bottom of the tube first?
a. Coin b. Neither will reach the bottom c. Feather d. We can’t tell
7. What is the distance traveled by an object that moves with an average speed of 7.0 meters per second for 10 seconds?
a. 0.7 m b. 1.43 m c. 17 m d. 70 m
8. A car runs 50 km/hr North for 4 hours. What is its total displacement?
a. 50 km, N b. 200 km, N c. 100 km, N d. 150 km, N
9. In a 200-m dash competition, the fastest measure is one with the ___________.
a. longest record time c. shortest record time
b. longest distance and longest time record d. greatest distance traveled
10. An athlete runs a 400-m dash in 1 min and 2 seconds. What is his average speed in m/s?
a. 6.45 m/s b. 8.5 m/s c. 7.5 m/s d. 4.5 m/s
11. A ball dropped from a bridge takes 2.0 seconds to reach the water below. How far is the bridge above water?
a. 19.6 m b. 20.1 m c. 22.5 m d. 30.2 m/s
12. A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 15 m/s. How will it travel after 1 s?
a. 5 m b. 10 m c. 15 m d. 20 m
13. A body is released from rest and falls freely. What is its velocity after 5 seconds?
a. 6 m/s b. 49 m/s c. 29.4 m/s d. 60 m/s
14. Which of the following objects shows an accelerated motion?
a. a tricycle at rest c. a car moving around a plaza at varying speeds
b. a bus moving at 60 kph on a highway d. a train moving at a constant velocity
15. The diagram on the right shows the different positions of a body freely falling towards the Earth. At which point will
the velocity of the body be greatest?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
16. Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is not true for a ball thrown at an angle 𝜃 to the horizontal?
a. It has a constant velocity in the +x direction. c. It has a constant acceleration in the -y direction.
b. It has a changing acceleration in the +y direction. d. It has a changing velocity in the +y direction.
17. In the absence of air resistance, a projectile launched at an angle of 280 above the horizontal will have the same range
as projectile launched at which of the following angles?
a. 450 b. 570 c. 620 d. 330
18. A football is thrown on a long pass. Compared to the ball’s initial horizontal velocity, the horizontal velocity at the highest
point is _________.
a. Greater b. Less c. The same d. Zero
19. A tennis ball is hit, causing it to move upward from the racket at some angle to the horizontal before it curves back to the
surface in the path of a parabola. While it moves along this path, what happens to its speed?
a. the horizontal speed remains the same
b. the vertical speed remains the same
c. both the horizontal and vertical speeds remain the same
d. both the horizontal and vertical speeds change
20. As the projectile approaches the maximum height, the vertical velocity of a projectile becomes _____.
a. equal to the initial velocity c. lesser than the initial velocity
b. greater than the initial velocity d. not enough information to say so
21. Edmund shot a ball with an initial velocity of 6 m/s at 30° from the horizontal, how far will the ball go?
a. 6.18 m b. 1.18 m c. 3.18 m d. 2.18 m
22. At what angle should a water hose be aimed in order for the water to land with the greatest horizontal range?
a. 0° b. 30° c. 45° d. 60°
 23. Supposed a ping-pong ball is tossed. When the ball reaches the highest point, which statement about the ball’s vertical velocity
and acceleration in vertical dimension is true?
a. Both its acceleration and velocity are zero c. Its velocity is zero and its acceleration is not zero
b. Its velocity is not zero and its acceleration is zero d. Neither the velocity nor its acceleration is zero
24. A piece of mud flies off the rim of a bicycle wheel. In what direction will it be going immediately after leaving the wheel?
a. On a line directly away from the center of the wheel
b. On a line tangent to the edge of the wheel
c. On a curved path moving around the wheel
d. On a straight line directed somewhere between the center and the edge
25. If the speed of an object in uniform circular motion is tripled and the radial distance remains constant, then the magnitude of
the centripetal acceleration increases by what factor?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 9
26. A ball is swinging in a circle on a string. When the string length is doubled, at the same velocity, the force of the string will be
___________.
a. Twice as great b. Four time as great c. One-half as much d. One-fourth as much
27. Which statement is true about an object that is traveling in uniform circular motion?
a. The speed of the object varies.
b. The net force on the object is directed toward the center of the circular path.
c. The direction of the object’s velocity is constant.
d. The net force on the object is directed away from the center of the circular path.
28. Which of the following will increase the centripetal force?
a. Increasing the radius b. Increasing the velocity c. Decreasing the acceleration d. Decreasing the mass
29. Calculate the amount of centripetal force it takes for a softball pitcher to rotate a ball with a velocity of 3 m/s. The mass of the
ball is 0.12 kg and his arm is 0.65 meters long.
a. 0.38 N b. 1.23 N c. 0.55 N d. 1.66 N
30. A car is travelling in a circle with a constant speed. Which statement is TRUE?
a. The car has constant velocity but changing acceleration. c. The car has changing velocity and changing acceleration.
b. The car has changing velocity but constant acceleration. d. The car has constant velocity and constant acceleration.
31. Which of these is true for random errors?
a. They arise due to errors in the measuring instrument used.
b. They are reproducible that are consistently in the same direction.
c. They can be eliminated through repetition and averaging.
d. They can be eliminated by using calibrated equipment.
32. The resultant of a 3-Newton and a 4-Newton force at right angle to each other and acting simultaneously on an object is
___________Newton.
a. 2.65 b. 1 c. 3.5 d. 5
33. A person travels 10 meters East, 5 meters East, and 30 meters West. What is the total displacement?
a. 30 m West b. 30 m East c. 15 m East d. 15 m West
34. A runaway cat walks 2.64 km due North. It then runs due west to a hotdog stand. If the magnitude of the cat’s total displacement
vector is 6.91 km, what is the magnitude of the cat’s displacement vector in the due west direction?
a. 6.39 km b. 7.40 km c. 0.41 km d. 0.65 km
35. A hiker leaves the camp and hikes 5 km, North and then hikes 7 km, East. Determine the resulting displacement of the hiker.
a. 8.60 km, 54.46 degrees NE c. 8.60 km, 35.54 degrees NE
b. 12.00 km, 54.46 degrees NE d. 12.00 km, 35.54 degrees NE
36. In scientific notation, the number 15000 should be written as ___________.
a. 1.5 x 104 b. 1.5 x 10-4 c. 1.5 x 10-3 d. 1.5 x 103
37. Which of the given relationship is correct?
a. A kilogram is less than a pound. c. A centimeter is less than an inch.
b. A yard is greater than a meter. d. A kilometer is greater than a mile.
38. In an experiment, a student obtained this measurement: 16.350 cm. The number of significant figures is _________.
a. two b. three c. four d. five
39. Looking at the rifle target on the right, how would you describe the shooting of this contestant?
a. accurate and imprecise c. inaccurate and precise
b. accurate and precise d. inaccurate and imprecise
40. A car has a velocity of 60 km/hr. Express it in f/s?
a. 16.67 ft/s b. 54 67 ft/s c. 5.08 ft/s d. 3280 ft/s

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

JASMIN H. SORIANO ARLENE A. ROSARIO, PhD JONATHAN R. ESTRADA