Assumption School Passi City Inc.

Saligumba Street, Passi City, Iloilo

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Name: ____________________________________________Subject: General Physics

Grade Level: ________________Date: __________________ Teacher: Ms. Krizza S. Cataloctocan

I.To test your understanding of this distinction, consider III. Convert the following.
the following quantities listed below.
Categorize each quantity as being either a vector or a scalar. 1. 14km ______m
2.0.3556m ______in
3.14m ______cm
1. 5m 4.15cm ______m
2. 30m/s, East 5.3in ______cm
3. 20 Degrees
Celsius
4. 50 Kilo Calories
5. 5 mi., North
6. Speed
7. Velocity
8. Displacement
9. Temperature
10. 14m/s

II. Multiple Choice: Write letter of the correct answer before the number.( 2pts each)

_____________1. What is the base unit for Temperature?

a. Kelvin and Celsius b. Celsius only c. Kelvin Only d. °𝐾
______________2. How many significant figures does 9.11.10−31 have?
a. 1 b. 2 c.3 d.4
______________3.Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
a. Measurements always have uncertainties
b. The uncertainty is also called the error
c. We often indicate the accuracy of a measured value that is, how close it is likely to be to the true value
d. The measurement using the micro meter calliper has a bigger uncertainty
_____________4. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Temperature b. Velocity c. Displacement d. force
_____________5.A unit vector is a vector that has a magnitude of 1, with no unit
a. The statement is somehow true
b. It is never true
c. It depends upon the situation
d. It is precisely correct
_______________6. What is the displacement of the cross-country team if they begin at the school, run 10 miles and
finish back at the school after 2 hours?
a. 0 b. 5 miles/hr c. 10 miles d. Cannot be determined

_____________7. What is the coach’s average speed and

average velocity?

a. 9.4 yd/min & 5.5 yd/min, left

b. 9.5 yd/min & 5.5 yd/min, left
c. 8.4 yd/min & 5.5 yd/min, left
d. 9.5 yd/min & 5.5 yd/min, left

________8. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine
the distance travelled before take-off.
a. 17230 m b. 1720 m c. 1620 m d. 1450 m
________9. It is the ratio of displacement per unit time.
a. Distance b. velocity c. acceleration d. displacement
________10. Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to acceleration. If a rocket-powered sled is
accelerated to a speed of 444 m/s in 1.83 seconds, then what is the acceleration and what is the distance that the sled
travels?
a. a = 243 m/s/s & d = 406 m
b. a = 243 m/s/s & d = 405 m
c. a = 243 m/s/s & d = 403 m
d. a = 243 m/s/s & d = 404 m
______11. Which of the following is the definition of a vector?
a. The direction you're being attacked from in a sci-fi movie.
b. A quantity that has both magnitude (numerical size) and direction.
c. A quantity that has a magnitude, but may or may not have a direction.
d. A quantity that has only magnitude (numerical size).
______12. How do you add vectors geometrically?
a. Put them tip to tail
b. Put them tail to tail
c. Put them end to end
d. Put them tip to tip
______13. Which one of the following represents a scalar quantity?
a. The change in momentum of a rubber ball bouncing off the floor.
b. The velocity of an airplane flying at 300 km.h-1 on a bearing 0400 .
c. The speed of a car travelling at 100 km.h-1.
d. The acceleration of an object thrown vertically upwards and which has reached the highest point of its motion.
_______14. According to the vector diagram which is not correct?
a. F2 + F 3 = F1 b.
b. F1 + F2 = F 3
c. F1 + F3 = F 2
d. F1 + F2 + F 3 = 0
_______15. 14 km is equal to ____m.
a. 14000 m c. 140000m
b. 140m d. 14000000m

IV. Problem Solving. Show your complete solution. (5pts each)

1. Use the diagram to determine the average speed and the average velocity of the skier during these three
minutes.
2. Across-country skier skis 1.00 km north and then 2.00 km east on a horizontal snowfield. How far and in what
direction is she from the starting point? (10pts)

3. An air cannon is used to launch a pumpkin off a cliff of height 18 m with an initial speed 11. 4 m/s at angle of
52.1 degrees. What is the speed of the pumpkin right before it hits the ground.

4. The observation deck of tall skyscraper 370 m above the street. Determine the time required for a penny to free
fall from the deck to the street below.

5. Lou is approaching a stoplight moving with a velocity of +30.0 m/s. The light turns yellow, and Lou applies the
brakes and skids to a stop. If Ima's acceleration is -8.00 m/s2, then determine the displacement of the car during
the skidding process. (Note that the direction of the velocity and the acceleration vectors are denoted by a + and
a - sign.)
V. Essay:

1. Design your own velocity-time graph and compute the acceleration then Distance-time graph and compute the
velocity. (10 pts)

2. Discuss instance wherein you can apply kinematics in your daily lives.

3. How would a projectile's motion change if it moves through a medium besides air? What new variables would
you need to take into account?