GAMUT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Gamut, Tago, Surigao del Sur

1ST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

GRADE 12
S.Y. 2019-2020
TEST I. MUTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the option that corresponds to the best answer.
1. Which of the following is a physical quantity that has a magnitude but no direction.
A. Vector B. Frame of Reference C. resultant D. Scalar
2. Speed of 90 km/h when expressed in m/s is ___.
A. 2.5 B. 25 C. 250 D. 90, 000
3. In the metric system, the gravitational acceleration has been found to be
A. 10 m/s B. 9.6 m/s C. 9.8 m/s D. 9.8 m/s2
4. The acceleration due to gravity has been found to be
A. 980 ft/sec2 B. 32 ft/sec2 C. 32 cm/sec2 D. 32 ft/sec
5. Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the mass of an object, the number of leaves on a tree, wind velocity.
A. Vector, scalar, scalar B. Scalar, scalar, vector C. Vector, scalar, vector D. Scalar, vector, vector
6. Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?
A. Temperature B. Velocity C. Volume D. Mass
7. What is a difference between an object’s speed and velocity?
A. Speed includes direction as well as the rate of travel. C. Velocity includes the direction of travel, speed does not.
B. Velocity includes time during which travel occurred. D. There is no difference
8. ____ are examples of vector quantities.
A. Acceleration and time C. Velocity and acceleration
B. Volume and velocity D. Mass and volume
9. Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the speed of a snail, the time it takes to run a mile, the free-fall acceleration
A. Vector, scalar, scalar C. Scalar, scalar, vector
B. Vector, scalar, vector D. Scalar, vector, vector
10. Velocity is defined as:
A. rate of change of position with time C. position divided by time
B. rate of change of acceleration with time D. a speeding up or slowing down
11. If an object moves along a straight path it is said to be __________ motion.
A. linear B. one dimensional C. Both A and B D. two-dimensional
12. Which two fundamental properties are used to describe motion?
A. mass and distance B. length and time C. velocity and time D. distance and speed
13. If a car requires 30 seconds to accelerate from zero to 90 km per hour, its average acceleration is, most nearly,
A. 800 m/sec2 B. 80 m/sec2 C. 8 m/sec2 D. 0.8 m/sec2
14. In the strobe diagram below the ball is moving from left to right. Which statement best describes the motion?
The ball is o o o o ooo
A. not accelerating B. slowing down C. speeding up D. moving with a constant speed
15. When a graph of one quantity versus another results in a straight line, the quantities are ____
A. directly proportional B. constant C. inversely proportional D. independent of each other
16. When a graph of one quantity versus another results in a straight line, the quantities are ____
A. directly proportional B. constant C. inversely proportional D. independent of each other
17. Dimensionally, which of the following could be a velocity?
A. 5 m west B. 5m/s C. 5 m/s west D. 5m/s2
18. Which of the following is the motion of objects moving in two dimensions under the influence of gravity?
A. Vertical velocity B. Horizontal velocity C. Directrix D. Projectile motion
19. Which of the following does not exhibit parabolic motion?
A. A baseball thrown to home plate C. A flat piece of paper released from a window
B. A frog jumping from land into water D. A basketball thrown to a hoop
20. What is the path of a projectile?
A. A wavy line B. A hyperbola C. A parabola D. Do not follow a predictable path.
21. An object is falling under the influence of gravity, and with no air-resistance.
A. Speed B. Velocity C. Acceleration D. Free fall
22. A piece of chalk is dropped by you walking at a speed of 1.5 m/s. From the teacher's perspective, the chalk appears fall
A. Straight down B. Straight down and forward C. Straight backward D. Straight down and backward
23. What does velocity-time graph tell us?
A. Speed B. Displacement C. Acceleration D. Distance
24. Which of the following exhibits parabolic motion?
A. A space shuttle orbiting Earth C. A leaf falling from a tree
B. A stone thrown into a lake D. A train moving along a flat track
25. What we say when a body remains in one position for a long time?
A. motion B. rest C. stationary D. None of the above
26. As the force acting on an object decreases, the acceleration of the object
A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same D. increases, then decreases
27. As the force acting on an object increases, the acceleration of the object
A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same D. increases, then decreases
28. The motion of a rocket is primarily based on the laws of ____________.
A. Inertia B. Acceleration C. Action-reaction D. Superposition
29. Which has more mass, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?
A. feathers B. iron C. none D. the masses are equal
30. The combination of all forces that act on an object is called _________.
A. normal force B. net force C. frictional force D. weight
31. The tendency of a body to keep moving once it is set in motion results from a property called _________.
A. Inertia B. Momentum C. Force D. Acceleration
32. Which of the following correctly states Newton’s third law of motion? Forces occur in matched pairs that are
A. equal in magnitude and equal in direction C. equal in magnitude and opposite in direction
B. opposite in magnitude and equal in direction D. opposite in magnitude and opposite direction
33. A 10 N force and a 30 N force act on an object in opposite directions. What is the net force on the object?
A. 40 N B. 30 N C. 20 N D. 10 N
34. In Newton’s second law of motion, what is the relationship between acceleration and mass?
A. directly proportional B. inversely proportional C. do not depend D. equal
35. Newton’s first law of motion correctly states that __________.
A. An object at rest, remains at rest and an object in motion, remains in motion, unless acted upon by unbalanced force.
B. An object at rest, remains at rest and an object in motion, remains in motion, unless acted upon by a balance force
C. An object at rest, remains at rest and an object in motion, remains in motion, unless acted upon by a constant acceleration.
D. None of the above
36. The distance covered by a car traveling at an average velocity of 50 mph for 5 hours is _________.
A. 10 miles B. 250 miles C. 55 miles D. 45 miles
37. If A = (6m)i − (8 m)j then A has magnitude:
A. 10m B. 20m C. 30m D. 40m
38. A bowling ball at a height of 36 meters above the ground is falling vertically at a rate of 12 meters per second. Which of these best
describes its fate?
A. It will hit the ground in exactly three seconds at a speed of 12 m/s.
B. It will hit the ground in less than three seconds at a speed greater than 12 m/s.
C. It will hit the ground in more than three seconds at a speed less than 12 m/s.
D. It will hit the ground in less than three seconds at a speed less than 12 m/s.
39. A body is thrown upward and after some time the body reaches it’s maximum height, At maximum height:
A. It’s velocity and acceleration both are zero.
B. It’s velocity is zero and acceleration is maximum.
C. It’s velocity is maximum and acceleration is minimum.
D. It’s velocity is zero and acceleration is equal to acceleration due to gravity(g).
40. Force exerted by a surface on a body in contact with it and directed perpendicular to the surface.
A. Normal force B. Frictional Force C. Tension Force D. Weight
41. The official world land speed record is 1228.0 km/h, set on October 15, 1997, by Andy Green in the jet engine car Thrust SSC.
Express this speed in m/s.
A. 3411. m/s B. 34.111 m/s C. 341.11 m/s D. 341.131 m/s
42. A cross-country skier skis 1.00 km north and then 2.00 km east on a horizontal snow field. How far and in what is she from the
starting point?
A. 2.24 km, 63.40 B. 22.4 km, 6.340 C. 2.24 km, 6.340 D. 22.4 km, 63.40
43. A boy walks 150 m due to east and then turns around and walks 30 meters due west. The boys displacement is ________.
A. 120 m west B. 120 m east C. 180 m west D. 180 m east
44. If a ball is dropped from rest, it will fall 20 m during the first two seconds. How far will it fall during the third and fourth seconds?
A. 20 m B. 30 m C. 40 m D. 50 m
45. Using the diagram, what is the net force acting on the object?
20 N 40 N
10 kg
______________________________________________
A. 20 N B. 40 N C. – 20 N D. – 60 N
46. The world’s largest cut diamond is the first Star of Africa. Its volume is 1.84 cubic inches. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
In cubic meters?
A. 302 cm3,302 m3 B. 30.2 cm3,30.2 m3 C. 30.2 cm3,0.0000302 m3 D. 302 cm3,0.000302 m3
47. Given the two displacement D = (6m I + 3m j - k) and E = (4m I - 5m j + 8m k), find the magnitude of the displacement 2D – E.
A. 17.03 m B. 7 m C. 10 m D. 17 m
48. A motorcyclist w/ constant acceleration. What is his position and velocity after 2s?
A. 43 m, 22 m/s C. 43 m, 23 m/s 48.
B. 42 m, 32 m/s D. 23 m, 43 m/s
49. A motorcycle stunt rider rides off the edge of the cliff. Just at the edge,
his velocity is horizontal, with magnitude 9.0 m/s. Find the motorcycle’s distance y
from the cliff.
A. 4.5 m B. 1.2 m C. 4.7 m D. 5.7 m
50. A worker applies a constant horizontal force with magnitude 20 N to a box v =9m/s 49.
0
with mass 40 kg resting on a level floor with negligible friction. x
What is the acceleration of the box?
A. 5.0 m/s2 B. 50.0 m/s2 C. 0.055 m/s2 D. 0.50 m/s2
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Gamut, Tago, Surigao del Sur

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
General Physics 1
Grade 12 - STEM

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

NO. OF
COMPETENCY/TOPIC Average Difficult
ITEMS Easy (70%)
(20%) (10%)

Solve measurement problems involving

conversion of units, expression of measurements 7 1,2,3,4 36,41 46
in scientific notation

Differentiate vector and scalar quantities,

5,6,7,8
Perform addition of vectors and 9 37,42 47
9,10
Rewrite a vector in component form

11,12,13,14
Motion along straight line 9 43 48
15,16,17

18,19,20,21
Motion in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions 11 38,39,44 49
22,23,24

25,26,27,28
Newton’s Law of Motion and its Application 14 29,30,31,32 40,45 50
33,34,35
TOTAL 50 35 10 5

Prepared by:

SHEKAINA FAITH C. LOZADA

SHS Teacher

Corrected by:

EMELDA G. CROMBIE
SHS Assistant School Head