PHYSICS First Quarter Examination NAME:___________________________ I. Write the letter of the best answer. Use CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY.

______1. Physics is focused on A. The fundamental laws of the universe and how to explain nature in a simplified and unified law. B. The fundamental laws of science and the basic knowledge of life. C. The fundamental laws of nature and other basic sciences. D. The fundamental laws of Newton and other physicists. ______2. It is an orderly method for gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge. observation method scientific method experimental method trial and error ______3. Classes in science observe the scientific method in investigating a phenomenon. In an experiment, what follows after the statement of the problem? Generalization Formulation of the Hypothesis Collection of Data Analysis of Data ______4. If the figures of very big magnitude are to be handled mathematically, it is wise to use conversion of units interpolation scientific notation square roots ______5. During the day, a body of water is cooler than the ground. At night, the same body of water is warmer than the ground. What can be concluded from this? A. Water absorbs and loses heat faster than the ground. B. Water absorbs and loses heat slower than the ground. DATE:______________ SCORE:_____________

C. Water absorbs heat faster and loses heat slower than the ground. D. Water loses heat faster and absorbs slower than the ground. ______6. Which is not a vector quantity? velocity displacement temperature weight ______7. A scalar quantity has A. direction only B. magnitude only C. both magnitude and direction D. either magnitude and direction _______8. Which of the following is not true? A. Vectors can be resolved into horizontal and vertical components. B. The resultant vector of two equal but opposite vectors is zero. C. The direction of the arrow used to represent a vector does not indicate its direction. D. The length of the arrow used to represent a vector is proportional to its magnitude. ______9. On a distance-time graph, a horizontal straight line corresponds to motion at A. zero speed B. increasing speed C. constant speed D. decreasing speed _____10. On a distance-time graph, a straight line sloping upward to the right corresponds to motion at A. zero speed B. increasing speed C. constant speed D. decreasing speed

A. B. C. D.

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D. 2 500 N _____18. The sum of two or more vectors acting on an object represents the ________ of the given vectors. magnitude resultant displacement weight _____19. The weight of 600 g of salami is A. 0.061 N B. 5.88 N C. 61 N D. 5.88 KN _____20. If you switch a short-handled wrench for a long-handled one, the torque you can apply increases. remains the same. decreases. become zero. II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Read each pair of statements in each item carefully. Write AA if both statements I and II are true. AB if statement I is true while statement II is false. BA if statement I is false while statement II is true. BB if both statements I and II are false. ______1. I: The center of torque is the same as the center of gravity. II: The stability of an object increases by enlarging its base. ______2. I: Many objects in the outermost part of the universe send out radio waves. II: Physics is a fundamental science. ______3. I: Sixty centimeters is the same as six hundred decimeters. II: 650 000 = 6.5 x 105 _____4. I: A man whose weight is 9 800 Newton has a mass of 60 kilograms. II: Concurrent forces meet at different points.

_____11. The prefix micro represents A. 1/10 B. 1/100 C. 1/1 000 D. 1/1 000 000 _____12. How many 100 g pieces may be made out of a 2.5 kg block of solid? A. 4 B. 40 C. 25 D. 250 _____13. Using a centimeter scale, a book is measured to be 30 cm. How thick is the book in millimeters? 300 mm 3 mm 30 mm 0.3 mm _____14. How many 1cm3 cubes can fit into a 1m3 cube? 1 000 10 000 100 000 1 000 000 _____15. The minimum number of unequal forces whose vector sum can equal zero is 1 2 3 4 _____16. The magnitude of the resultant of two forces is a minimum when the angle between them is 0 45o 90o 180o _____17. Two vectors, 30N and 40N, have unknown directions, the greatest possible resultant is 10 N 50 N 50 N

A. B. C. D.

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_____5. I: If A = 100 m/s, south, then Ax = -100 m/s. II: If B = 4.0 km, North and C = 3 km, West, then B + C = 7 km, north of west. III. Problem Solving: Show your complete solution. 1. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the following vectors using the component method. A = 100 N, 25O S of E B = 200 N, 60O N of W C = 300 N, 85O east of north ( 5 points)

2. A car travels 540 km in 4.5 h. How far will it go in 8.0 h at the same average speed? ( 3 points )

3. A baseball moving at 20 m/s is struck by a bat and moves off in the opposite direction at 30 m/s. If the impact lasted 0.02 ms, what was the baseballs acceleration in m/s2? ( 2 points )

4. Can a rapidly moving object have the same acceleration as a slowly moving one? If so, give an example.

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5. A 50 N light fixture is to be supported by two guy wires as shown in the figure. Determine the tension in each wire. ( 5 points ) 30o 30o

6. A 350 N child sits at one end of a 5 m long seesaw. How far from the other end should a 400 N boy sit in order to balance the seesaw? ( 5 points )