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MAJORSHIP LET REVIEWER IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

OPTICS

PRACTICE TEST IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE (MECHANICS)

1. The radius of the path of an object in uniform circular motion is doubled. The centripetal force
needed if its speed remains thesameis .
A. Four times asbefore
B. Half as great asbefore
C. Twice as much
D. Three times asmuch

2. Car A has a mass of 1000kg and a speed of 60km/hr. car B has amass of 2000kg and aspeed of
30km/hr. compare the kinetic energy foe car A with that of carB.
A. Half asmuch
B. Four times asmuch
C. Equal
D. Twice as much

3. What would be the horizontal line in a position-time graphmeans?

A. Changing position, constantvelocity
B. Constant position, constantvelocity
C. Changing position, increasevelocity
D. Constant position, zerovelocity

4. What is the car’s acceleration if ten seconds after the starting from rest; it is moving at 40m/s?
A.4.0m/s^2
B.10m/s^2
C.2.5m/s^2
D. 0.25m/s^2

5. Aheavyobjectandalightobjectarereleased fromtherestatthesameheightandtimeina vacuum.

As they fall, theyhaveequal .
A. Weights
B. Moments
C. Acceleration
D. Energies

6. Airplanes are designed with pointed nose and thin tails inorderto .
A. Produce fluidfriction
B. Reducedrag
C. Increase the lift of thewing

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D. Lessen the forwardthrust

7. A stone was thrown upward from the roof, at the same time that an identical stone was dropped
from there. The twostoneswill .
A. Have the same velocity upon reaching theground
B. Take the same time to reach theground
C. Have they same acceleration when they reach theground
D. Reach the ground at the sametime

8. In a pair of scissors, the fulcrum is locatedatthe .

A. Handle
B. Screw
C. Tip of theblades
D. Sharpedges

9. What kind of energy is possessed by water falling from adam?

A. Potential
B. Kinetic
C. Accelerating
D. Interacting

10. If an object were equipped with a speedometer and allowed to fall freely on a planet where the
acceleration due to gravity is 20m/s2, by, how much will the reading on the speedometer increase
eachsecond?
A. 30m/s
B. 20m/s
C. 40m/s
D. 10m/s

11. According to the kinetic molecular theory, liquids are similar in solidsinthat .
A. Their molecules are arrange in a regularmanner
B. The motion of their particles changes withtemperature
C. The motion of their particles cannot bedetermined
D. There is very little space in theirmolecules

12. When the solid block of materials is cut in half, itsdensityis .

A. Unchanged
B. Halves
C. Doubled
D. Tripled

13. A ball is launched at an angle of 60 degrees from the horizontal. What do you call the horizontal
distance traveled by theball?

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A. Trajectory
B. Projectile
C. Range
D. Hyperbola

14. Which of the following is TRUE about an object thrownhorizontally?

A. The vertical distance traveled increasesuniformly
B. The horizontal motion is uniformlyaccelerated
C. The horizontal component of velocityincreases
D. The velocity of the subjectincreases

15. In the absence of the air resistance, a projectile has a maximum range when thrown at anangle
of .
A. 90degrees
B. 60degrees
C. 30degrees
D. 45degrees

16. A 400 N woman stands on top of a very tall ladder so she is one earth radius above the earth’s
surface. How much does sheweights?
A. 100N
B. Zero
C. 200N
D. 400N

17. What must be the minimum length of the plane mirror in order for you to see a full view of
yourself?
A. Your fullheight
B. One-fourth
C. One-half
D. Three-fourths

18. A rifle recoils from firing a bullet. The speed of the recoil isslowbecause .
A. The force against the rifle isless
B. The rifle has more mass than thebullet
C. The impulse on the rifle isless
D. The momentum of the rifle isunchanged.

19. Which statements differentiate weight formass?

A. Weight is distance from a referencepoint
B. Weight has volume, mass hasnone
C. Weight is a full of gravity, mass is spaceoccupied
D. Weight is a force while mass is amount ofmatter

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20. Who established the relationship between the volume of a gas and the pressure whenthe
temperature isconstant?
A. BlaisePascal
B. RobertBoyle
C. Lavoisier
D. Archimedes

Answer Key
Majorship – Physical Science

01. B 11. B
02. D 12. A
03. D 13. C
04. A 14. D
05. C 15. D
06. B 16. A
07. C 17. C
08. B 18. B
09. B 19. D
10. B 20. B

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