SUMMATIVE TEST

IN GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Name: ___________________________________________ Score: ______________

Year, Strand & Section: __________________________________ Date: _______________
I. Multiple Choice:
Direction: Read each item carefully and encircle the letter of your choice. Strictly no
erasures.

1. Which of the following units of measure indicates kinematic variable?

a. m/g b. kg/s2 c. s/m d. m
2. Which of these statements is (are) true?
1. An object can have zero acceleration and be at rest.
2. An object can have nonzero acceleration and be at rest.
3. An object can have zero acceleration and be in motion.
a. 1 only b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 1, 2, 3
3. A car is moving from rest and is uniformly accelerating at 2 m/s2. Which of the following
statements is/are true?
1. The speed of the car will increase.
2. The speed of the car will decrease.
3. The acceleration of the car will increase.
4. The acceleration of the car will decrease.
a. 1 b.1 and 4 c. 2 d. 1 and 3
4. Two cars are traveling at the same speed and the drivers hit the brakes at the same time. The
deceleration (slowing down) of one car is double that of the other. By what factor do the times
required for the two cars to come to as to differ?
a. twice as long c. one fourth as long
b. half as long d. four times as long
5. Which of the following statements best describes acceleration?
a. It is a change in the particle’s velocity per unit time.
b. It is apparent change in location/position of a moving particle with reference to
its point of origin.
c. It is the change in position (displacement) of a particle as a function of time.
d. It is the distance travelled as a function of time.

points 40.0 𝑚 apart in 5.00 𝑠. Its speed as it passes the second point is 12.0 𝑚/𝑠. What is its
6. A Visayan spotted deer moving with constant acceleration covers a distance between two

speed at the first point?

a. 4.0 m/s b. 20.0 m/s c. 1.28 m/s2 d. 200 m/s2
For Numbers 7- 9
A ball is thrown straight up from point A, reaches a maximum height at point B, and then falls back to
point C, as shown in Figure.
7. Which is true about the direction of the ball’s
velocity and acceleration between A and B?
8. Which is true about the direction of the ball’s velocity and acceleration between B and C?

9. Which is true about the ball’s velocity and acceleration at the highest point B?
a. Its velocity and acceleration are both zero.
b. Its velocity is up and non-zero constant and acceleration is zero.
c. Its velocity is down and non-zero constant and acceleration is zero.
d. Its velocity is zero and acceleration is up and non-zero constant
e. Its velocity is zero and acceleration is down and non-zero constant.
10. A Warship simultaneously fire two missiles with the same initial speed at two enemy ships. The
missiles follow the trajectories given in the Figure above. Which ship gets hit first?
a. Enemy 1 c. They both get hit at the same time
b. Enemy 2 d. Neither Enemy 1 nor 2 will be hit
11. What is the path of a projectile?
a. Wavy line
b. Parabola
c. Hyperbola
d. Projectiles don’t follow a predictable path
12. Which of the following is an example of projectile motion?
a. A person diving into a pool from a diving board.
b. A space shuttle orbiting Earth at a constant velocity.
c. A leaf falling from a tree.
d. A train moving along a flat track.
13. Which of the following does NOT exhibit parabolic motion?
a. A frog jumping from land into water.
b. A basketball thrown towards a hoop.
c. A flat piece of paper released from a window.
d. A baseball thrown to home plate.
14. A projectile is launched at a 30° angle above the horizontal. Ignore air resistance. The projectile’s
acceleration is greatest:
a. at a point between the launch point and the high point of the trajectory.
b. at the high point of the trajectory.
c. at a point between the high point of the trajectory and where it hits the
ground.
d. misleading question—the acceleration is the same (but nonzero) at all
points along the trajectory.
15. While an object is in projectile motion (with upward being positive) with no air
resistance,
a. the horizontal component of its velocity remains constant, and the
horizontal component of its acceleration is equal to -g.
b. the horizontal component of its velocity remains constant, and the vertical
component of its acceleration is equal to -g.
c. the horizontal component of its velocity remains constant, and the vertical
component of its acceleration is equal to zero.
d. the vertical component of both its velocity and its acceleration remains
constant.
16. Passengers on a carnival ride move at a constant speed in horizontal circle of radius 5.0
m, making a complete circle in 4.0 s. What is their acceleration?
a. 14 m/s2 b. 12 m/s2 c. 0.14 m/s2 d. 0.12 m/s2
 17. Which of the following statements does not describe force?
a. A simple push or pull.
b. An external influence or action on an object that causes the object to
change velocity.
c. It is a scalar quantity
d. None of these
18. This type of force acts parallel to the surface opposite to the direction of motion of the
body.
a. Normal force b. friction c. weight d. none of these
19. Which of the following best describes a free-body diagram?
a. It shows all the forces that act on the body or system.
b. It involves the forces exerted by the body on other bodies.
c. It is an idealized model of the system in finding acceleration.
d. None of the above
20. Why do passengers in a vehicle move backward when the vehicle suddenly moves
forward?
a. By the law of inertia, the passengers tend to retain their state of being at
rest.
b. Since the passengers are seated on a jeepney, the friction on their seats
pulls them forward, making them look like they’re moving backward.
c. Both a and b.
d. None of these
21. Which of the following best describes inertial frame of reference?
a. When the jeepney is accelerating, it is an inertial frame of reference.
b. An inertial frame of reference is a frame of reference in which Newton’s first law
is valid.
c. Both a and b.
d. None of the above
22. The harder you hit a ball, the faster it accelerates. This statement pertains to .
a. Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c. Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
d. All Newtons Law of Mtion
23. An object accelerates 8.2 m/s2 when a force of 20.1N is applied to it. What is the mass of
the object?
a. 2.45 kg b. 2.45 m/s c. 2164.82 kgd. 221. 34 m/s
24. If a force of 50 Newton was applied to an object with a mass of 5 kilograms, what will
the object's acceleration be?
a. 10 m/s2 b. 10 kg∙m/s2 c. 10 m/s d. 1.00 kg∙m/s2
25. For general projectile motion, when the projectile is at the highest point of its trajectory,
a. its acceleration is zero.
b. the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity are zero.
c. its velocity and acceleration are both zero.
d. its velocity is perpendicular to the acceleration.
26. The horizontal component of a bouncing ball is
a. affected by gravity
b. unaffected by gravity
c. affected by weight
d. affected by contact force
27. When a ball having a projectile motion is rising up, it
a. decelerates
b. accelerates
 c. rises up with constant acceleration
d. acceleration becomes zero

for Numbers 28 and 29

Consider the following diagram. A force of 60 N acts on 20.0 kg and 10.0 kg blocks that are adjacent on
a frictionless surface.

20 kg

60 N 10 kg

28. What is the force exerted by block A on block B?

a. 20 m/s b. 22 m/s2 c. 20 N d. none of the above
29. What is the force exerted by block B on block A?
a. 0.40 N b. 40 N c. 400 N d. 4000 N

30. What is the S.I. unit of Force?

a. Kilograms b. Newtons c. Meters d. Joules

II. Problem Solving:

Read each problem and solve for it. Please show your solution. (5 points each)

1. A particle is moving at 10 m/s, what is its displacement after 20s?

2. A particle is accelerating at 3.0 m/s2, what is its velocity after 20 seconds?

3. A particle has moved from 0 to 30 m after 10 seconds. What is its velocity?

4. A particle is moving from 0 m/s to 20 m/s. After 10 seconds what is its acceleration?