SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION IN GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Multiple Choice

Direction: Read the items carefully and select the letter of the best answer.
1. The law of inertia applies to _______________.
A. moving objects C. both moving and nonmoving objects
B. objects that are not moving D. all of the above
2. Friction is a force that always acts _____________________.
A. opposite to the object's natural motion
B. perpendicular to the object's motion
C. in the same direction as the object's motion
D. none of the above
3. Which of the following situations applies the law of inertia?
A. A horse drawing a calesa.
B. A rifle recoils when fired.
C. Rowing a canoe
D. A person moves forward when a driver steps on the break when in motion.
4. How does the acceleration of an object change in relation to its mass?
A. directly proportional
B. acceleration doesn’t depend on mass at all
C. inversely proportional
D. none of the above
5. What acceleration will a 300 N force give a body with a mass of 90 kg?
A. 3.33 m/s2
B. 33.3 m/s2
C. 0.333 m/s2
D. 0.4 m/s
6. Which of the following states that “for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction
force.”
A. Law of inertia C. Law of Interaction
B. Law of Acceleration D Law of conservation of momentum
7. Which of the following is an example of contact force?
A. Wind blowing leaves across the yard.
B. The moon orbiting the earth.
C. Your book lying on a table
D. Falling rock
8. You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is _____
A. the wall pushes against you
B. the stick pushes against you
C. you push against the stick
D. the wall pushes against the stick
9. A science book with a mass of 2.8 kg is pushed along a table with a net force of 1 N. What is the
book's acceleration?
A. 0.28 m/s2 B. 0.32 m/s2 C. 0.36 m/s2 D. 0.38 m/s2
10. What is the missing force in the figure below?

11. The law of inertia states that an object _____.

A. will continue moving at the same velocity unless an outside force acts on it.
B. will continue moving in a straight line unless an outside force acts on it.
 C. that is not moving will never move unless a force acts on it.
D. at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force.
12. Which of the following situations is/are NOT example of the 1st Law of Motion?
i) A book on your table does not come towards you unless you put effort to take it
ii) The Earth and other planets will not revolve around the sun when there exists no
gravitational field.
iii) A rocket or any other propelling object does not take off unless a force equal to its weight is
applied on it.
A. i C. i & iii
B. i & ii D. ii & iii
13. Which of the following situations is/are NOT example of the 3rd Law of Motion?
i) If you hit a wall, your fist will get hurt.
ii) If you push an object, it will start moving.
iii) If two vehicles crash each other, kinetic energy is converted into light, sound and heat
energy.
iv) In simple words, the third Newtonian law is same as that of “KARMA”
A. ii C. i & iii
B. i & iii D. ii & iii
14. A and B are two objects with masses 100 kg and 75 kg respectively, then ________.
A. both will have the same inertia
B. B will have more inertia
C. A will have more inertia
D. both will have less inertia
15. According to Newton’s Second Law of Motion, if the net force acting on the object increases while
the mass of the object remains constant, what happens to the acceleration?
A. Acceleration decreases.
B. Acceleration increases.
C. Acceleration remains the same.
D. Acceleration is independent of mass.

16. Three blocks of mass m, 2m, and 3m, are placed adjacent to each other on a frictionless, horizontal
surface as shown above. A constant force of magnitude F is applied to the right. Which of the
following statements is true?
A. The acceleration of the blocks will vary according to their mass.
B. The acceleration of each blocks will be the same: F/m
C. The net force acting on the block 3m is three times greater than the net force acting on m.
D. The magnitude of the force on block 3m from 2m is greater than the magnitude of the force back
on 2m from 3m.

17. An object weighs 30 N on earth. A second object weighs 30 N on the moon. Which has greater
mass?
A. The one on earth
B. The one on the moon
C. They have the same mass
D. Their masses cannot be determined
18. An archer shoots an arrow. Consider the action force to be the bowstring against the arrow. The
reaction to this force is the _____.
A. arrow’s push against the bowstring
B. weight of the arrow
C. air resistance against the bow
D. grip of the archer’s hand on the bow
19. A player catches a ball. Consider the action force to be the impact of the ball against the player’s
glove. What is the reaction to this force?
A. The force the glove exerts on the ball.
 B. Friction of the ground against the player’s shoes.
C. The player’s grip on the glove.
D. None of the above.
20. Which of these is NOT a contact force?
A. tension B. normal force C. static friction D.
repulsion
21. In which situation is there work done on the system?
A. a basket being lifted C. a boy pushing against the wall
B. a man carrying a bag of cement D. a weightlifter holding a barbell in the air
22. A rock is thrown straight up from the surface of the Earth. Which one of the following statements
describes the energy transformation of the rock as it rises? Neglect air resistance.
A. The total energy of the rock increases.
B. The kinetic energy increases and the potential energy decreases.
C. Both the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the rock remain the same.
D. The kinetic energy decreases and the potential energy increases.
23. _________ happens when a force causes an object to move in the same direction that the force is
applied.
A. Work B. Power C. Energy D. Heat
24. Energy is ______________________.
A. the ability to do work.
B. the work needed to create potential or kinetic energy.
C. the work that can be done by an object with PE or KE.
D. all of the above.
25. Which of the following happens to a coconut that falls freely?
A. Loses PE and gains KE C. Gains PE and loses KE
B. Loses both PE and KE. D. Gains both PE and KE
26. A torchlight fell from a watch tower. The potential energy of the torchlight at the highest point
compared to its kinetic energy at the lowest point is _____________.
A. lesser. B. equal. C. greater. D. not related.
27. The wind-up toy that is fully wound and at rest possesses _____________________.
A. kinetic but no potential energy C. both potential and kinetic energy in equal amounts
B. potential but no kinetic energy D. neither potential nor kinetic energy
28. In which case is there a decrease in gravitational potential energy?
A. Amada stretches horizontally a rubber band.
B. A car ascends a steep parking ramp.
C. Pamela’s puppy jumps down the chair.
D. Water is forced upward through a pipe.
29. Which one has more kinetic energy and why? A baseball or a soccer ball
A. a soccer ball because it is bigger C. a baseball because it is smaller
B. a soccer ball because it is lighter D. a baseball because it is heavier
30. How can you increase the potential energy of a diver in the Olympics?
A. go to a higher diving board C. work out and loose weight
B. go to a lower diving board D. jump
31. Which event does NOT describe potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
A. A box sliding down a ramp. B. A mango falling from a crate.
C. A pen spring being compressed. D. A stretched rubber band got loosened.
32. Which event illustrates the direct transformation of potential to kinetic energy?
A. A basketball player catches a flying ball.
B. A Kalesa moves from rest.
C. Kathy’s arrow is released from its bow.
D. The spring mechanism of a toy is rotated until it locked.
33. A runner jumps over a hurdle. Neglecting friction, the potential energy of the runner at the highest
point compared to his kinetic energy at the lowest point is _________________.
A. lesser. B. equal. C. greater. D. not related.
34. The potential energy of a 4-kg object on top of a hill is 72 J. What is its velocity in m/s just before it
hits the ground?
A. 36 B. 18 C. 6 D. 3
35. In order to do work, energy is ____________________.
A. transferred or converted C. lost
 B. used up D. lost or transferred
36. A man carries a load of 500 N to a distance of 100 m. The work done by him is _______________.
A. 5 N B. 50,000 Nm C. 0 D. 1/5 N
37. Power is a measure of the _____________________.
A. rate of change of momentum C. change of energy
B. force which produces motion D. rate of change of energy
38. What power is needed to lift a 49-kg person a vertical distance of 5.0 m in 20.0 s?
A 12.5 W B. 210 W C. 120 W D. 25 W
39. Greg applies a force of 100 N to move a box 5 meters. How much work did he do?
A. 100 J B. 5 J C. 500 J D. 500 N
40. If you push on a 300 kg rock with a force of 1,000 N for 10 s, and it doesn't move, how much work
have you done on the rock?
A. 0 J B. 10,000 J C. 300,000 J D. 3,000,000 J
41. As a baseball flies through the air after being hit, which of the following types of energy does it
have?
A. potential energy B. kinetic energy C. mechanical energy D. chemical energy
42. Which would ALWAYS be true of an object possessing a potential energy of 0 joules?
A. It is on the ground. B. It is at rest. C. It is moving on the ground D. It is moving.
43. The amount of work that can be done by a 8000-W machine in 12 seconds is
A. 667 J B. 96,000 J C. 800 J D. 960 J
44. If an engine does 783 J of work in 9 seconds, its average power is
A. 87 W B. 774 W C. 7047 W D. 792 W
45. What is the kinetic energy of a 4 kg rock falling through the air at 5 m/s?
A. 10 J B. 50 J C. 20 J D. 200 J
46. How much power does it take to lift a 1,000 N load 10 m in 20 s?
A. 5 W B. 500 W C. 2,000 W D. 200,000 W
47. If you increase _________ and __________ then you will increase the objects amount of potential
energy.
A. mass, height B. mass, acceleration C. mass, velocity D. mass, speed
48. The center of mass of which of the following objects would not lie within the body itself?
A. Baseball B. Brick C. Frisbee D. Paperbook
49. What happens to the momentum of an object if its velocity is doubled?
A. It will remain the same. C. It will also be doubled.
B. The momentum will be zero. D. It will decrease by one half.
50. In which of the following situation is the momentum greatest?
A. A 2500-kg car parked on a road side.
B. A 50-kg boy riding his bicycle at 2.0 m/s
C. A 10-kg stone rolling down a hill at 9.0 m/s.
D. A 100-kg security guard opening a door.