GENERAL PHYSICS I

FINAL EXAM
(1ST SEM, S.Y. 2019-2020)
TALAMBAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)

NAME: ______________________________________ YR. & SECTION: ____________________ SCORE: _______

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer among the choices given. Write the
CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on the space provided. Strictly NO ERASURE and NO ALTERATIONS.
(Each item is worth 2 points.)

_____ 1) It is defined to be the change in displacement in a given period of time.

A. Velocity B. Position C. Speed D. Acceleration
_____ 2) This quantity can be obtained from differentiating the velocity function.
A. Velocity B. Position C. Speed D. Acceleration
_____ 3) If you’re only given the position function (with respect to time) of a particle, how will you solve for the
particle’s velocity at a given point in time?
A. By directly substituting the given value of time to the position function.
B. By integrating the position function with respect to time.
C. By differentiating the position function with respect to time then substitute the given value of time.
D. Velocity can’t be solved due to lack of information.
_____ 4) This is defined to be the change in velocity in a given period of time.
A. Displacement B. Speed C. Acceleration D. Instantaneous Velocity
_____ 5) Which among the following describes a motion with constant acceleration?
A. When velocity is uniform or constant all throughout the duration of the motion.
B. When the instantaneous velocity and average velocity of the motion is the same.
C. When the change in velocity varies in each interval of time.
D. When the change in velocity is constant in each interval of time.
_____ 6) While driving your car at the highway, you were stopped by a traffic enforcer and gave you an over speeding
ticket. The traffic enforcer claims that your speed captured by their speedometer was higher than the speed
limit on that highway. What type of speed is being measured by a speedometer?
A. Average Speed B. Initial Speed C. Final Speed D. Instantaneous Speed
_____ 7) What does a uniform or constant velocity indicate in a motion?
A. The motion has constant acceleration. C. The motion has zero (0) acceleration.
B. The motion has acceleration but it’s not constant/uniform. D. The motion has a negative (-) acceleration.
_____ 8) What is the value of “g”?
A. 9.8 m2/s2 B. 9.8 m/s2 C. 9.8 m2/s D. None among the choices A to C.
_____ 9) Which of the following does NOT describe a Free-Falling Motion?
A. Free-Falling Motion is a motion with constant acceleration.
B. Free-Falling Motion is moving along the horizontal axis.
C. Free-Falling Motion is moving along the vertical axis.
D. Free-Falling Motion is dependent on the Earth’s gravitational pull.
_____ 10) Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
A. km/h B. m/s C. km/h2 D. m2/s
_____ 11) (For items 11 – 15) The position of a runner varies according to this equation as a function of time:
𝑚 𝑚
𝑥(𝑡) = 32.0 𝑚 + (3.4 𝑠 ) 𝑡 − (0.120 𝑠2 ) 𝑡 2 What is the position of the runner at 35.0 s?
A. 4.0 m B. – 4.0 m C. – 0.4 m D. 0.4 m
_____ 12) What is the equation of the velocity of the runner as a function of time?
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
A. 𝑣(𝑡) = 32.0𝑚 + 3.4 − (0.120 2 ) 𝑡 C. 𝑣(𝑡) = 32.0𝑚 + 3.4 − (0.240 2 ) 𝑡
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
B. 𝑣(𝑡) = 3.4 − (0.120 2 ) 𝑡 D. 𝑣(𝑡) = 3.4 − (0.240 2 ) 𝑡
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠

_____ 13) What is the velocity of the runner at 4.0 s?

A. – 4.42 m/s B. 2.44 m/s C. 4.24 m/s D. 4.42 m/s
_____ 14) What is the acceleration of the runner?
A. −0.240 𝑚/𝑠 2 B. 0.240 𝑚/𝑠 2 C. −3.4 𝑚/𝑠 D. 3.4 𝑚2 /𝑠 2
_____ 15) Is the runner’s acceleration constant?
A. Yes, because the acceleration equation of the runner has no longer the variable t in it.
B. No, because the acceleration equation of the runner still has the variable t in it; therefore, it varies with
respect to time.
C. It is not possible to tell if the acceleration of the runner is constant.
 GENERAL PHYSICS I
FINAL EXAM
(1ST SEM, S.Y. 2019-2020)
TALAMBAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (SHS)

D. None among the choices A to C.

_____ 16) (For items 16 -17) A race car starts from rest and travels east along a straight and level track. The eastward
𝑚
component of the car’s velocity is given by 𝑣(𝑡) = (3.14 3 ) 𝑡 2 . How much time would it require the car to
𝑠
𝑚
reach a velocity of 𝑣 = 15.0 𝑠
?
A. 1.19 s B. 3.19 s C. 4.19 s D.2.19 s
𝑚
_____ 17) What is the car’s acceleration when velocity is equal to: 𝑣 = 15.0 ?
𝑠
A. 10.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 B. 11.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 C. 13.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 D. 14.8 𝑚/𝑠 2
_____ 18) A turtle crawls along a straight line, which we will call the x-axis with the positive direction to the right. The
𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚
equation for the turtle’s position as a function of time is 𝑥(𝑡) = 25.0 𝑐𝑚 + (4.0 𝑠
)𝑡 − (0.125 𝑠2
) 𝑡 2.
What is the velocity equation of the turtle as a function of time?
𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚
A. 𝑣(𝑡) = 25.0 𝑐𝑚 + (4.0 𝑠
)𝑡 − (0.25 𝑠2
) 𝑡2 C. 𝑣(𝑡) = 25.0 𝑐𝑚 + 4.0 𝑠
− (0.25 𝑠2
)𝑡
𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝑐𝑚
B. 𝑣(𝑡) = 4.0 𝑠
− (0.25 𝑠2 ) 𝑡 D. 𝑣(𝑡) = (4.0 𝑠
)𝑡 − (0.25 𝑠2
)𝑡
_____ 19) (For items 18 -19) At what time t is the velocity of the turtle zero (0)?
A. 16.0 𝑠 B. 32.0 𝑠 C. 64.0 𝑠 D. 8.0 𝑠
_____ 20) (For items 20 -22) A rocket-driven sled Sonic Wind No. 2 used for investigating the physiological effects of
large accelerations, runs on a straight level track om 2000 m. Starting from rest, it can reach a speed of 230
m/s in 1.50 s. What is the sled’s acceleration in 𝑚/𝑠 2 assuming that it’s constant?
A. −149.7 𝑚/𝑠 2 B. 149.7 𝑚/𝑠 2 C. −153.3 𝑚/𝑠 2 D. 153.3 𝑚/𝑠 2
_____ 21) What distance is covered in 1.50 s?
A. 175.0 m B. 177.4 m C. 172.5 m D. 170.3 m
_____ 22) What is the ratio of the sled’s acceleration to that of a freely falling body?
A. 14.6𝑔 B. 15.6𝑔 C. 15.3𝑔 D. 14.3𝑔
_____ 23) The position of the front bumper of a test car under microprocessor control is given by
𝑚 𝑚
𝑥(𝑡) = 2.17 𝑚 + (4.80 2 ) 𝑡 2 − (0.100 6 ) 𝑡 6 . What is its position at 0.600 s?
𝑠 𝑠
A. 1.89 m B. 2.89 m C. 3.89 m D. 4.89m
_____ 24) What is the velocity equation of the test car as a function of time?
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
A. 𝑣(𝑡) = (9.6 𝑠2 ) 𝑡 − (0.6 𝑠6 ) 𝑡 5 C. 𝑣(𝑡) = 2.17 𝑚 + (9.6 𝑠2 ) − (0.6 𝑠6 ) 𝑡 6
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
B. 𝑣(𝑡) = (9.6 𝑠2 ) 𝑡 − (0.6 𝑠5 ) 𝑡 5 D. 𝑣(𝑡) = 2.17 𝑚 + (9.6 𝑠2 ) 𝑡 − (0.6 𝑠6 ) 𝑡 6
_____ 25) What is the acceleration equation of the test car as a function of time?
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
A. 𝑎(𝑡) = (9.6 𝑠2 ) − (3.0 𝑠6 ) 𝑡 4 C. 𝑎(𝑡) = − (3.6 𝑠6 ) 𝑡 5
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
B. 𝑎(𝑡) = (9.6 𝑠2 ) − (3.0 𝑠5 ) 𝑡 4 D. 𝑎(𝑡) = (9.6 𝑠2 ) − (3.6 𝑠6 ) 𝑡 5

If a position function (x) is given, then derivation may

be used to solve for other quantities such as velocity
and acceleration.
𝑥 𝑑𝑣
𝑣 = 𝑑𝑡 𝑎 = 𝑑𝑡

BONUS QUESTION! (5 pts.)

If during a race, you pass the third
runner, what position are you now in?

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“The thing that doesn’t fit is the thing that’s the most interesting:
the part that doesn’t go according to what you expected.”
-- Richard P. Feynman