NMAT REVIEW 2018

PHYSICS MODULE A
(with notes)
1. An 80-kg mountain climber dangling in a crevasse
stretches a 50-m long rope with a cross-sectional area
of 0.00008 m2 by 8.0 cm. what is the Young’s modulus
of the rope, in N/m2?
a. 6.25 x 102 c. 6.25 x 1010
b. 6.25 x 1024 d. 6.25 x 109
𝐹
𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠
𝑌= = 𝐴
𝛥𝐿 = Pa
𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛
𝐿𝑜
 Y = Young's modulus (modulus of elasticity); commonly measured in GPa (GigaPascal)
 F = the force exerted on an object
 A = cross-sectional area
 ΔL = change in length
 𝐿𝑜 = initial length of the object
2. What color in the visible spectrum has the longest
wavelength?

a. Blue
b. Yellow
c. Red
d. Violet
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3. Which is true about the wave nature of sound and that of
light?
a. Sound waves and light waves are both electromagnetic waves
do not need and medium to be able to travel.
b. Sound waves and light wave are both longitudinal waves and
both need a medium to travel.
c. Sound waves are electromagnetic waves and can travel
without any medium, while light waves are electromagnetic
waves, which needs a medium to travel.
d. Sound waves are longitudinal waves which need a medium to
travel while light is an electromagnetic wave which can travel
even without any medium.
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4. The speed of sound in air at 20oC is 344 m/s. What is
the wavelength of the note produced by a piano key, if
it has a frequency of 5 Hz?

a. 68.8 m b. 137.6 m c. 860 m d. 1720 m

 S = fλ ; where f = frequency (hertz = wave per

second) and λ = wavelength
𝑚
𝑠 344 𝑠
 𝜆= 𝑓
= 5 𝐻𝑧
5. Orange light has a wavelength of 6 x 10-7 m. what is
the frequency? The speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s.

a. 2 x 1015 Hz c. 5 x 1014 Hz
b. 2 x 10-15 Hz d. 5 x 10-14 Hz

S = fλ ; where f = frequency (hertz = wave per second)

and λ = wavelength
8
𝑚
𝑠 3 x 10
 𝑓=𝜆=
−
7 𝑠
4 x 10 𝑚
For numbers 6-7, refer to the standing wave pattern below.
6. The number of nodes in the entire pattern is _____.

a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 16
7. Of all the labelled points, destructive interference
occurs at point(s) ______.

a. B, C and D c. A only
b. A, E and F d. C only
8. The range limit of human hearing is 20 Hz – 20kHz.
If the speed of sound is 345 m/s, what is the lowest
wavelength possible for human hearing?

a. 17.25 dm c. 17.25 mm
b. 17.25 cm d. 17.25 m
 𝑠 = 𝑓𝜆
𝑚
𝑠 345 𝑠
 𝜆= 𝑓
= 20 𝐻𝑧
= 17.25 𝑚
𝑚
𝑠 345 𝑠
 𝜆= 𝑓
= 20,000 𝐻𝑧
= 0.01725 𝑚 = 17.25 𝑚𝑚
 Range of wavelength = 17.25 mm – 17.25 m
9. If the index of refraction of benzene is 1.5, what is
the speed of light in benzene?

a. 0.5 x 108 m/s c. 2.0 x 108 m/s

b. 1.5 x 108 m/s d. 3.0 x 108 m/s

𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑖𝑟

𝜂=
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚
 Speed of light in air = 3 x 108 m/s
 Light travel fastest in air, slowest in solid.
10. What is the potential difference in an electric
circuit with a total resistance of 5k when a 50 mA
current passes through it?

Ohm’s Law
a. 25 V
b. 50 V
c. 125 V
d. 250 V
11. What is the total resistance in the configuration below?

a. 14 k b. 7 k c. 15 k d. 17 k
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12. Based on the figure below, how far is the image
from the mirror?

a. 2.5 cm
b. 5 cm
c. 10 cm
d. 15 cm
13. From the figure above, what type of image will be
formed?

a. Real and upright c. Virtual and inverted

b. Real and inverted d. Virtual and upright
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 Convex Mirror Concave Lens

• Image formed by Convex Mirror and Concave Lens will

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• Image formed by concave mirror and convex lens can be:

• Virtual, Upright and Enlarged;
• Real, Inverted
• Enlarged
• Same Size
• Reduced
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14. A force F applied to a mass m1 accelerates the body
by a1, what will be the new acceleration if the mass is
doubled and the same force is applied?

a. half the original value 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎

b. the same as the original value

c. double the original value
d. three times the original value
15. What will be the new force of gravitation if the
mass of body A is halved and the mass of body B is
doubled, while the separation between them increases
to thrice the original?

1
a. the original c. 3 times the original
9
1
b. the original d. 9 times the original
3
16. How far should an 18-kg sphere be from a 2-kg
sphere if their force of gravitation must be equal to the
gravitational constant G? (G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2)

a. 1 m
b. 3 m
c. 6 m
d. 9 m
𝐺 𝑚1 𝑚2
 𝐹𝐺 = 𝑟2
𝐺 (18)(2)
 𝐹𝐺 = 𝑟2
17. A car travels 50 km from Manila to Laguna for 40
mins. But due to heavy traffic, the return trip took him
60 mins. What is the average speed of the car (in
km/hr) during the whole trip?

a. Zero
b. 57.5 km/hr  𝑣𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
(𝑣1 + 𝑣2 )
2

c. 60 km/hr  𝑣𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
50 𝑘𝑚
(40𝑚𝑖𝑛+60𝑚𝑖𝑛)
2
50𝑘𝑚
=
50 50
+
40 60
2
=
50 3 +50(2)
2 ℎ𝑟
2

d. 62.5 km/hr
18. Which of the following statement is/are true about a particle undergoing
free fall?

I. If a particle is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 5 m/s, the

speed of the particle as it hits the same spot on its way down is also 5
m/s.
II. The gravitational acceleration of a particle is the same on Earth and
on the moon.
III. In free fall, the lighter particle will fall faster than the heavier
particle.
IV. The constant acceleration g means that the velocity of a particle
falling down and undergoing free fall increases by g every second.

a. I and II b. III and IV c. II and III d. I and IV

Free-Fall
19. A motorcycle rides off the edge of a cliff. Just at the
edge, its velocity is horizontal, with a magnitude of 8
m/s. What is the initial downward velocity of the
motorcycle?

a. 0 m/s c. 8 m/s
b. 4 m/s d. cannot be determined
20. By what factor was the kinetic energy changed if
the mass is doubled and the velocity is halved?

a. Same as the original

b. Four times the original
c. One-fourth of the original
d. One-Half of the original
21. Norman is driving his car to work when the engine
stopped 5 m from the parking lot. If he pushes the car
in the direction of motion with a constant force of 7
kN, how much work is done on the car?

a. 35 J b. 35 kJ c. 70 J d. 70 KJ
22. The diagram below shows a 50-kg crate on a frictionless plane
at angle 0 to the horizontal. The crate is pushed at constant speed
up the incline from point A to point B by force F.
If angle 0 was increased, what would be the effect on the
magnitude of force F and the total work W done on the
crate as it is moved from A to B ?

a. W would remain the same and the magnitude of F would

decrease.
b. W would remain the same and the magnitude of F would
increase.
c. W would increase and the magnitude of F would
decrease.
d. W would increase and the magnitude of F would increase.
23. If the masses of two particles are doubled, how is
the force of attraction affected?

a. the force of attraction will be reduced to one half

b. the force of attraction will be doubled
c. the force of attraction will be increased four times
d. the force of attraction will be reduced to one fourth
24. Fluids exert force. If gas confined in a metallic
container is transferred to a smaller container, which of
the following is most likely to happen to its pressure?

a. the pressure increases

b. the pressure decreases
c. the pressure increases only if temperature is
increased
d. the pressure decreases only if temperature is
decreased
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25. A current-carrying wire creates a magnetic field
around itself as shown below. In what direction does
the current flow?

a. directed to the left

b. directed out of the page
c. directed into the page
d. directed to the right
26. A heater absorbs heat and uses it to warm a house.
It does 140 J of work on the pump and delivers the
remaining 60 J of heat to the house. What is the
efficiency of this engine?

a. 30 %  Machine Efficiency =
𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝑥100

b. 43 %
𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡
= x100
𝑊𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝 + 𝑊𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦
60𝐽
= x100
c. 70 % 140𝐽+60 𝐽

d. 57 %
27. If 22.54 J of heat is needed to completely melt 0.35
grams of a substance, what is the latent heat of fusion
of the substance?

a. 6.44 x 101 J/kg c. 6.44 x 104 J/kg

b. 7.89 x 10-3 J/kg d. 7.89 x 101 J/kg

22.54 𝐽 1000 𝑔
)(
0.35 𝑔 1 𝑘𝑔
28. The human heart is powerful and extremely reliable pump. Each
day it takes in and out an average of 7,500 L of blood. Assume that the
work done by the heart is equal to the work required to lift this
amount of blood to a height of a Filipino woman (1.524 m). The
density of blood is 1.05 x 105 kg/m3. How much work does the heart
do in a day?

a. 1,000 J c. 1.24 x 106 J

b. 1 x 107 J d. 1.18 x 107 J
1 𝑚3 1.05 𝑥 105 𝑘𝑔 𝑚
7500 𝐿 )( )( )(10 )(1.524𝑚
1000 𝑙 𝑚3 𝑠2
29. Two pipes with different diameters are connected. Inside the pipes
is flowing water. The velocity of water in the larger pipe is 5 m/s, while
the velocity of the water in the smaller pipe is thrice as fast as the
larger pipe. The cross-sectional area of the smaller pipe is 0.0625 cm2.
Calculate the radius of the larger pipe.
A. 2.34 𝑐𝑚 C. 1.6 𝑐𝑚
B. 0.24 𝑐𝑚 D. 0.0597 𝑐𝑚
 𝐴1 𝑉1 = 𝐴2 𝑉2
𝑚
(15 𝑠 )(0.0625 𝑐𝑚2 )
 𝐴1 = 5𝑚
𝑠
 𝐴1 = 0.1875 𝑐𝑚
 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
0.1875𝑐𝑚
 =𝑟
3.14
30. Two oppositely charged plates create a uniform
electric field as shown below. In which position between
these plates would an electron have its lowest electric
potential energy?

A. position 1
B. position 2
C. position 3
D. position 4
31. Which particle (x) is emitted in this nuclear reaction:
234 234
𝑇ℎ → 𝑃𝑎 + 𝑥 ?
90 91
A. positron C. antineutrino
B. electron D. alpha particle
 An alpha particle has two protons and two neutrons (a total mass of four)
238 234 4
𝑈 → 𝑇ℎ + 𝐻𝑒
92 90 2
 A positive beta particle has no mass and positive charge
11 11 0
𝐶 → 𝐵+ 𝑒
6 5 1
 A negative beta particle has no mass and negative
131 131 0
𝐼 → 𝑋𝑒 + 𝑒
53 54 −1
 A gamma particle has no mass and no charge.
125 125
𝑇𝑒 ∗ → 𝑇𝑒 + 𝛾
52 52
32. Two plane mirrors are placed at a 110o angle with respect to
each other. A ray of light is incident upon mirror A at an angle of
60o and is reflected toward mirror B. At what angle of reflection
does the ray leave the surface of mirror B?

A. 20o
B. 40o
C. 50o
D. 70o

 Angle of two mirrors - angle of incidence

33. The threshold frequency of sodium for the photoelectric
effect corresponds to yellow light. What happens when
bright yellow light is shone on the sodium metal?

A. The threshold frequency of the sodium metal increases

B. The kinetic energy of the electrons increases.
C. The number of electrons ejected increases.
D. No electrons are released from the metal.
34. What causes food to cook faster in a pressure cooker than in an
open pot?
A. The increased pressure in the cooker allows water to boil much faster
at a temperature lower than 100oC and cooks the food in less time.
B. The tight-fitting lid of the pressure cooker keeps the cold from
entering so that the most of the heat energy applied is used solely for
cooking the food.
C. The tight-fitting lid of the pressure cooker does not allow the heat to
escape, increasing the water pressure, which in turn increases its
temperature and cooks the food in less time.
D. The increased pressure in the cooker prevents the water from boiling
immediately and raises its temperature above 100oC, which cooks the
food faster.
35. Moving 2.5 × 10–6 coulomb of charge from point A
to point B in an electric field requires 6.3 × 10–4 joule
of work. The potential difference between points A and
B is approximately…

A. 1.6 x 10-9 V C. 1.0 x 10-14 V

B. 4.0 x 10-3 V D. 2.52 x 102 V
𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾
𝑉=
𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑅𝐺𝐸
36. A stick 0.15 meters long is placed 1.0 meter in
front of a concave mirror whose focal length is 0.50
meter. The image of the stick is _______.

A. erect and 0.3 C. erect and 0.15

B. inverted and 0.30 D. inverted and 0.15
37. A concave mirror has a 1-cm focal length. If an
object 5 cm wide is placed 1.5 cm in front of the mirror,
the image is:

A. virtual and reduced C. virtual and enlarged

B. real and reduced D. real and enlarged
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 Convex Mirror Concave Lens

• Image formed by Convex Mirror and Concave Lens will

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• Image formed by concave mirror and convex lens can be:

• Virtual, Upright and Enlarged;
• Real, Inverted
• Enlarged
• Same Size
• Reduced
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38. Which of the following does not increase the
induced voltage and current in a coil of wire?

A. moving a magnet through more coils of wire

B. moving more coils of wire around a magnet
C. moving a stronger magnet through the coils of wire
D. moving a magnet more slowly through the coils of
wire
 Induced voltage = motion/ more coils
39. A particle has the charge -6.40 nC. It is placed in
a uniform electric field and experiences a downward
force of 64.32 x 10-9 N. What is the magnitude and
direction of the electric field?

A. 10.05 N/C upward

B. 10.05 N/C downward
C. 10.05 x 10-9 N/C upward
D. 10.05 x 10-9 N/C downward
40. A 80-gram sample of aluminium, initially at 60oC, is
placed in contact with 20 grams of aluminium at 30oC.
Assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings, what is
the resulting temperature of the aluminium?
 𝑄𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 = 𝑄𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡

A. 45oC C. 90oC  𝑚𝑐∆𝑇 = 𝑚𝑐∆𝑇

𝑐𝑎𝑙
 80 𝑔 0.22 𝑔 𝑐 𝑇𝑓 − 60°𝐶 =
B. 50oC D. 40oC − [ 20 𝑔
𝑐𝑎𝑙
0.22 𝑔 𝑐 𝑇𝑓 − 30°𝐶 ]
 17.6𝑇𝑓 –1056 = -(4.4𝑇𝑓 − 132)
 𝑇𝑓 = 54
41. Which is not true in free fall?

A. Acceleration due to gravity is not equal to zero even at the

highest point of a trajectory.
B. The acceleration of a body does not depend on its mass.
C. Velocity and acceleration are always in the same direction.
D. When an object is dropped from a tower, it falls with
progressively greater speed and covers a greater distance with
each successive second.
 Velocity can be upward/ downward.
 Acceleration is always downward.
42. A force of 60 N is used to raise a 240-N load using
the system of pulleys. The load covered a distance of
1 m for every 5 m of rope pulled though the system.
The system has an efficiency of:

A. 12% C. 60%
B. 48% D. 80%
𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡
 Machine Efficiency = 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝑥100
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 (𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡)
= x100
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 (𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡)
240 𝑁 (1 𝑚)
= x100
(60 𝑁) (5 𝑚)
43. A rock of mass m is dropped to the ground from a
height h. A second rock with mass 2m is dropped from
the same height. When the second rock strikes the
ground, its kinetic energy is…
1
 Kinetic Energy = 2 mv2
A. twice that of the first rock
B. four times that of the first rock
C. the same as that of the first rock
D. half as much as that of the first rock
44. A body thrown vertically up into the air possesses kinetic
energy at the beginning of its flight, but as it rises, it loses kinetic
energy and acquires potential energy with respect to the level
from which it stated. Which of the following is not true?

a. At the highest point, the kinetic energy has been wholly

changed to potential energy.
b. As it falls, its potential energy is again transformed to kinetic
energy.
c. The potential energy is maximum at the highest point of its
flight.
d. The kinetic energy is minimum at the lowest point of its flight.
45. Car A has a mass of 1,000 kg and a speed of 60
km/hr while car B has mass of 2,000 kg and a speed of
30 km/hr. The kinetic energy of a car A is

a. half that of car B 1

 Kinetic Energy = 2 mv2
b. twice that of car B
c. equal to that of car B
d. four times that of car B
46. Two clowns on ice skates face each other on a frictionless
surface. The laughing clown pushes the crying clown who is
half his weight so that the latter moves with a certain velocity.
The laughing clown will move on the:

a. opposite direction and at the same speed as the crying

clown
b. opposite direction and at half speed as the crying clown
c. same direction and at the same speed as the crying clown
d. same direction and at half speed as the crying clown
47. You tape two different soda straws together end-to-
end to make a longer straw with no leaks. The two straws
have radii of 3 millimeters and 5 millimeters, respectively.
You drink a soda through your combination straw. In
which straw is the speed of the liquid faster?

a. Whichever one is nearest to your mouth

b. The one of bigger radius  Bernoulli’s Equation
 Smaller area = faster velocity
c. The one of smaller radius
d. Neither. The speed is the same in both straws.
48. A person stands on a very sensitive scale and
inhales deeply. The reading on the scale

a. does not change

b. decreases
c. increases
d. depends on the expansion of the person’s chest
relative to the volume of air inhaled
49. The motion of a swinging pendulum in a
grandfather’s clock is an example of a simple harmonic
motion. Which of the following affects the time it takes
to complete one swing of a pendulum?
I.Gravity
𝐿
II.Length of the string 𝑡 = 2𝜋
𝑔

III.Mass of the pendulum

a. both I and II only c. both II and III only

b. both I and III only d. I, II and III
50. All of the following are true about weight except

I. It decreases as the object goes above the ground.

II. It decreases as the object moves toward the
ground.
III. It varies depending on your location.

a. I only b. II only c. I and III d. III only