SCIENCE AND

MATHS WEEK
PHYSICS QUIZ
THIS QUIZ CONSISTS OF 22 QUESTIONS

ANSWER ON OMR SHEET PROVIDED

TIME : 40 MINUTES
. The mass of a raindrop is 4 milligrams. Which one of the following
statements indicates the correct mass of the raindrop in grams?

• A) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 106 grams.

• B) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10–3 grams.
• C) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10–1 grams.
• D) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 103 grams.
• E) The raindrop has a mass of 4 × 10–6 grams.
Which one of the following choices is equivalent to 8.0
m 2?

• A) 8.0 × 10–4 cm2

• B) 8.0 × 102 cm2
• C) 8.0 × 10–2 cm2
• D) 8.0 × 104 cm2
• E) 8.0 × 103 cm2
A certain physical quantity, R, is calculated using the
formula: R = 4a2(b – c) where a, b, and c are distances.
What is the SI unit for R?

• A) cm
• B) cm2
• C) m
• D) m2
• E) m3
Which one of the following
statements concerning vectors and
scalars is false?
• A) In calculations, the vector components of a vector may be used in
place of the vector itself.
• B) It is possible to use vector components that are not perpendicular.
• C) A scalar component may be either positive or negative.
• D) A vector that is zero may have components other than zero.
• E) Two vectors are equal only if they have the same magnitude and
direction
Which one of the following answers would give the correct number of
significant figures when the following masses are added together: 3.6 kg,
113 kg, and 4.19 kg?

• A) 121 kg
• B) 120.8 kg
• C) 120.79 kg
• D) 1.20 × 102 kg
• E) 120.8 × 103 kg
In the process of delivering mail, a postal worker walks 161 m, due east from
his truck. He then turns around and walks 194 m, due west from his truck.
What is the worker's displacement relative to his truck?

• A) 33 m, due west
• B) 33 m, due east
• C) 194 m, due west
• D) 252 m, due east
• E) 355 m, due west
Carl Lewis set a world record for the 100.0-m run with a time of 9.86 s. If,
after reaching the finish line, Mr. Lewis walked directly back to his starting
point in 90.9 s, what is the magnitude of his average velocity for the 200.0
m?

• A) 0 m/s
• B) 1.10 m/s
• C) 1.98 m/s
• D) 5.60 m/s
• E) 10.1 m/s
A landing airplane makes contact with the runway with a speed of 75.0
m/s and moves toward the south. After 18.5 seconds, the airplane comes
to rest. What is the average acceleration of the airplane during the
landing?

• A) 2.11 m/s2, north

• B) 2.11 m/s2, south
• C) 4.05 m/s2, north
• D) 4.05 m/s2, south
• E) 14.3 m/s2, north
Which one of the following situations is not possible?

• A) A body has zero velocity and non-zero acceleration.

• B) A body travels with a northward velocity and a northward
acceleration.
• C) A body travels with a northward velocity and a southward
acceleration.
• D) A body travels with a constant velocity and a time-varying
acceleration.
• E) A body travels with a constant acceleration and a time-varying
velocity.
Two objects A and B accelerate from rest with the same constant
acceleration. Object A accelerates for twice as much time as object B,
however. Which one of the following statements is true concerning these
objects at the end of their respective periods of acceleration?

• A) Object A will travel twice as far as object B.

• B) Object A will travel four times as far as object B.
• C) Object A will travel eight times further than object B.
• D) Object A will be moving four times faster than object B.
• E) Object A will be moving eight times faster than object B.
Which one of the following processes does not occur during
the convective transfer of heat within a container of air?

• A) The volume of a warmed part of the air is reduced and its density
increases.
• B) A continuous flow of warmer and cooler parts of air is established.
• C) The flow of air molecules results in a flow of heat.
• D) The cooler portion of the air surrounding a warmer part exerts a
buoyant force on it.
• E) As the warmer part of the air moves, it is replaced by cooler air
that is subsequently warmed
Which of the following materials is
the best thermal conductor?
• A) diamond
• B) Styrofoam
• C) nitrogen gas
• D) concrete
• E) goose down
Which one of the following objects, all initially at the
same temperature, will be most efficient in losing heat?

• A) a dull black box in vacuum

• B) a dull black box in air
• C) a box with an emissivity of 0.1
• D) a polished silver box in air
• E) a polished silver box in vacuum
Complete the following statement: The interior of a
thermos bottle is silvered to minimize heat transfer due to

• A) radiation.
• B) conduction.
• C) conduction and convection.
• D) conduction and radiation.
• E) conduction, convection, and radiation.
During one stage of a reversible process, the temperature of an ideal gas
remains constant as its volume is decreased. Which one of the following
statements concerning this situation is true?

• A) The process is adiabatic.

• B) The pressure of the gas decreases in this process.
• C) Heat flows out of the gas and into the surroundings.
• D) The gas does "positive" work on its surroundings.
• E) The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases.
How many electrons flow through a
battery that delivers a current of 3.0
A for 12 s?
• A) 4.0 × 1020
• B) 3.6 × 1021
• C) 4.8 × 1015
• D) 6.4 × 1018
• E) 2.2 × 1020
Complete the following statement: A simple series circuit contains a
resistance R and an ideal battery. If a second resistor is connected in
parallel with R,

• A) the voltage across R will decrease.

• B) the current through R will decrease.
• C) the total current through the battery will increase.
• D) the rate of energy dissipation in R will increase.
• E) the equivalent resistance of the circuit will increase.
. Five resistors are connected as shown. What is the
equivalent resistance between points A and B?

• A) 6.8 W
• B) 9.2 W
• C) 3.4 W
• D) 2.1 W
• E) 16 W
Five resistors are connected as shown in the diagram. The
potential difference between points A and B is 15 V. What
is the equivalent resistance between the points A and B?

• A) 1.5 W
• B) 4.8 W
• C) 8.7 W
• D) 10.4 W
• E) 11.1 W
Five balls labeled A, B, C, D, and E are placed in front of a
plane mirror as shown in the figure. Which ball(s) will the
observer, in the position shown, see reflected in the mirror?

• A) A only
• B) C only
• C) A and B
• D) A, B, D and E
• E) A, B, C, D and E
 In the figure, Joel is using a device known as a
periscope to observe an object, represented by an
upright arrow. The periscope contains two plane
mirrors tilted at an angle of 45° relative to Joel's
line of sight. Which one of the following pairs of
characteristics of the final image that Joel looks at
is correct relative to those of the object?
• A) inverted, real
• B) upright, enlarged
• C) inverted, smaller
• D) inverted, same size
• E) upright, virtual
While a car is stopped at a traffic light in a storm,
raindrops strike the roof of the car. The area of
the roof is 5.0 m2. Each raindrop has a mass of
3.7 × 10–4 kg and speed of 2.5 m/s before impact
and is at rest after the impact. If, on average at a
given time, 150 raindrops strike each square
meter, what is the impulse of the rain striking the
car?
• A) 0.69 N s
• B) 0.046 N s
• C) 0.14 N s
• D) 11 N s
• E) 21 N s