Department of Education

REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS

DIVISION OF CARCAR CITY
Gelacio C. Babao Sr. Memorial National High School
Valladolid, Carcar City Cebu

GENERAL PHYSICS 1 (STEM 12)

QUARTER 1 – PERIODICAL TEST

Name: ______________________________ Grade & Section :_______________ Score: _________

I. Multiple Choice C. He is both accurate and precise
Direction: Read the following questions carefully and choose D. He is neither accurate nor precise
the BEST ANSWER. Write ONLY THE LETTER on the left side of _____9. Which of the following figures best describes a
every item number. WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. ONLY ONE
measurement that has low accuracy but high precision?
ERASURE IS ALLOWED PER ITEM. If you want to change the
letter of your answer, make a strikethrough line on the previous
letter of your answer then write your final answer beside it.
(Example: B D)

_____1. How many significant digits are present in

2,340.0100?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 8
_____2. A piece of silicon wafer measures 10.2 mm x
6.5mm x 2.8 mm. Following the correct number of significant
figures, what is the volume of the silicon wafer?
A. 185 mm3 B. 185.64 mm3 _____10. Maria is measuring the diameter and
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C. 190 mm D. 185.6 mm3 circumference of three circular objects for her experiment
_____3. The thickness of the leg of an ant is 0.035 cm. How about the value of Π. She then computes the ratio of the
many mm is this? circumference and diameter in each circular object to
A. 0.35 mm B. 3.5 mm determine the value of Π. The results are as follows: 3.1516,
C. 35 mm D. 350 mm 3.1415, and 3.1500. The value of Π is 3.1416. Which
_____4. Scientific notation is a shorthand for writing very correctly describes Maria’s experimental data?
large and very small numbers. Which of the following A. She is accurate but not precise.
numbers below is properly expressed in scientific notation? B. She is precise but not accurate.
A. 216 x 1011 B. 21.6 x 1012 C. She is both accurate and precise
C. 2.16 x 10 13
D. 0.216 x 1014 D. She is neither accurate nor precise
_____11. Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
_____5. The height of Jose is 1.75 m, while Jimboy is 5.74
A. Force B. Mass
ft. Their friend, Art, is 68.9 inches tall. Who among the three
C. Acceleration D. Displacement
is the tallest?
_____12. Vector R has a magnitude of 30 units directed 60˚
A. Jose is the tallest of them all. left from the positive y–axis of a Cartesian plane. What are
B. Jimboy is the tallest of them all. the x- and y-components of the vector?
C. Art is the tallest of them all.
D. They all both have the same height. A. Rx = 15 √ 3 units, R = 15 units
y

_____6. Precision is an agreement of several measurements B. Rx = -15√ 3 units, R = 15 units

y

made in the same way. What factor arises from poor C. Rx = 15 units, R = 15√ 3 units
y

= -15 units, R = 15√ 3units

precision in scientific measurement?
D. Rx y
A. The standard being too strict _____13. A boy kicks a box, giving it a speed of 6.0 m/s. The
B. Human error box slows down to a stop after traveling a distance of 6.0 m.
C. Limitations of the measuring instrument What is the acceleration of the box?
D. Both human error and the limitations of the A. 3.0 m/s2 B. 1.0 m/s2
measuring instrument C. 1.5 m/s 2
D. 6.0 m/s2
_____7. Which of the following is an example of systematic _____14. A bullet is fired vertically upwards. Neglecting air
error? resistance, which graph correctly shows the increase in the
A. Reading the scale of a ruler incorrectly. height h of the bullet with time t?
B. Incorrect count of the number of oscillations of a
simple pendulum.
C. Parallax error while measuring the volume of a
liquid using a measuring cylinder.
D. Measuring the diameter of a wire with a
micrometer screw gauge that has a zero error of 0.02 mm.
_____8. A student is experimenting in the laboratory and
obtained the following results:
Trial 1 = 1.29, Trial 2 = 1.93, Trial 3 = 0.88
The accepted value is 1.43. Which correctly describes this
student?
A. He is accurate but not precise.
B. He is precise but not accurate.
 _____27. The trajectory of an object projected with a speed
_____15. What conclusion can be drawn in a position-time of v at an angle of 60˚ to the horizontal is shown in the figure.
graph if the slope is steep? When the object is at the highest point P, …
A. The body indicates a faster speed. A. its acceleration is zero
B. The body indicates a slower speed. B. the force on it is zero
C. The body indicates a faster velocity. C. its velocity is zero
D. The body indicates a slower displacement. D. its speed is 0.5v
_____16. An object moves with uniform acceleration. Its _____28. Which of the following pairs of values of velocity
velocity increases from 10 m/s to 20 m/s at a distance of 75 and height will produce the largest value for Θ (theta) in a
m. The object continues its motion with the same parabolic motion?
acceleration. What is the distance traveled by the object A. 60 m/s, 50 m B. 20 m/s, 30 m
when its velocity increases from 20 m/s to 40 m/s? C. 60 m/s, 30 m D. 20 m/s, 50 m
A. 375 m B. 250 m _____29. A ball is thrown straight up and takes 8 total
C. 300 m D. 150 m seconds to complete its journey up and down. 1 second into
_____17. What quantity describes the length and direction of its journey and 7 seconds into its journey the magnitude of
the change in position measured from the starting point? its velocity will be ______ and its direction is _______.
A. acceleration B. distance A. opposite, the same B. the same, the same
C. displacement D. velocity
C. the same, opposite D. opposite, opposite
_____18. A car travels 27 km due east, then does a U-turn,
_____30. If a ball is thrown straight up into the air and takes
and travels 33 km due west. What is the total distance
2 seconds to reach the top, how long will it take to travel
covered by the car?
A. 27 m B. 33 m from peak back to the original position?
C. 60 m D. 65 m A. 4 seconds B. 2 seconds
_____19. In which of the following cases does the car have C. 1 second D. 3 seconds
NO ACCELERATION? _____31. The initial horizontal velocity of a projectile and
A. A car slows down as it approaches a red light. final horizontal velocity are________________.
B. A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h going A. equal B. latter is greater
down a straight highway. C. latter is lesser D. independent
C. A car speeds up after a stop light turns green. _____32. What is the value of “g” or acceleration due to
D. A car turning a curve at a constant speed. gravity?
_____20. A roller coaster accelerates from an initial velocity A. 6.80 m/s2 B. 7.80 m/s2
of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What C. 9.80 m/s 2
D. 10.80 m/s2
is the acceleration of the roller coaster?
A. 24 m/s B. 16 m/s
C. 16 m/s2 D. 24 m/s2 For no. 33 - 36: A basketball ball is being shot at an angle of
_____21. A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 30 degrees with an initial velocity of 25m/s to a basketball
20 m/s in 3.5 seconds. Determine the acceleration of the car. ring.
A. 7.0 m/s2 B. 2.2 m/s2 _____33. What is the range of the ball from the shooter to
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C. 5.7 m/s D. 70 m/s2 the ring given that it is a basket?
_____22. Which of the following is an example of the motion A. 5.70 m B. 7.97 m
of an object under free fall? C. 48.95 m D. 55.23 m
A. Uniform velocity B. Uniform acceleration _____34. What is the maximum height?
C. Zero acceleration D. Non-uniform acceleration
A. 5.70 m B. 7.97 m
_____23. If a baseball weighing 250 grams and a cannonball
C. 48.95 m D. 55.23 m
weighing 2.4 kilograms are dropped from the same height at
_____35. What is the total time of flight?
the same time, which ball will hit the ground first?
A. 1.08 s B. 1.27 s
A. cannonball
C. 2.16 s D. 2.55 s
B. baseball
_____36. What is the time of flight at the maximum height?
C. both balls land at the same time
A. 1.08 s B. 1.27 s
D. ball with a larger volume
C. 2.16 s D. 2.55 s
_____24. A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before
the flat sheet of paper because_______.
_____37. For every action force, there is an equal and
A. The acceleration of gravity is greater on crumpled paper.
opposite ____ force.
B. The crumpled paper is more massive.
A. upward B. reaction
C. There is more air resistance against the flat paper.
C. downward D. the same direction
D. The crumpled paper is less massive.
_____38. As a 500 N woman sits on the floor, the floor
_____25. A stone P is projected vertically upwards with a
speed of 40.0 m/s. At the same instant, a ball Q is dropped exerts a force on her of ______.
from a height of 120 m exactly above P. After how many A. 1000 N B. 500 N
seconds will stone P and ball Q collide? C. 250 N D. 50 N
A. 3.00 s B. 2.20 s _____39. If a horse pulls on a wagon at rest, the wagon pulls
C. 1.59 s D. 3.23 s back equally as much on the horse. Will the wagon be set
_____26. A ball is thrown at an angle to the horizontal. into motion?
Neglecting air resistance, the acceleration of the ball when it A. No, because the forces cancel each other.
is in the air ________. B. Yes, because there is a net force acting on the
A. is zero B. changes direction wagon.
C. is constant D. decreases then increases
 C. Yes, because there is a time delay between D. The object experiences a pseudo-force from the
action and reaction. body in motion, which opposes its motion.
D. Yes, because the horse’s pull on the wagon is _____45. What is mass? What does it depend on?
larger than the wagon’s pull on the horse. A. Mass is the weight of an object, and it depends
_____40. Which statement is TRUE? on the gravitational force acting on the object.
A. The normal force always is in the opposite B. Mass is the weight of an object, and it depends
direction of the gravitational force. on the number and types of atoms in the object.
B. The normal force always is in the same direction C. Mass is the quantity of matter contained in an
as the gravitational force. object, and it depends on the gravitational force acting on the
C. The frictional force always is in the opposite object.
direction of the gravitational force. D. Mass is the quantity of matter contained in an
D. The normal force always is in the same direction object, and it depends on the number and types of atoms in
as the frictional force. the object.
_____41. What force acts as parallel to the surfaces that are _____46. While floating in outer space, you throw a ball.
in contact and in the direction opposite to the motion of the What will happen to it?
object or to any force tending to produce such motion? A. Continues at constant speed in a constant
A. Weight B. Normal Force direction forever or until it meets a force.
C. Frictional Force D. Tension B. It slows down and stops after being thrown.
_____42. Which of the free-body diagrams is correct for a C. It slows down at a constant acceleration.
man pushing the box on a rough inclined plane? D. It goes nowhere and floats in space.
_____47. The law of inertia states that an object …
A. at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by
outside force.
B. will continue moving at the same velocity unless
an outside force acts on it.
C. will continue moving in a straight line unless an
A. B. outside force acts on it.
D. All of the above
_____48. Which of the following is a force that keeps two
surfaces from sinking into each other?
A. Weight B. Normal Force
C. Frictional Force D. Tension
C. D.
_____43. If two forces are going in the same direction how
would you find the net force?
A. Subtract both forces. B. Add both forces.
B. Find the highest force. D. Multiply both forces.
_____44. According to Newton’s first law, a body in motion
tends to remain in motion at a constant velocity. However,
when you slide an object across a surface, the object
eventually slows down and stops. Why?
A. The object experiences a frictional force exerted
by the surface, which opposes its motion.
B. The object experiences the gravitational force
exerted by Earth, which opposes its motion
C. The object experiences an internal force exerted
by the body itself, which opposes its motion.

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Prepared by: Engr. LSBaclayon
 Department of Education
REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS
DIVISION OF CARCAR CITY
Gelacio C. Babao Sr. Memorial National High School
Valladolid, Carcar City Cebu

GENERAL PHYSICS 1 (STEM 12)

QUARTER 1 – PERIODICAL TEST

ANSWER KEY
1. C 25. A
2. C 26. C
3. A 27. D
4. C 28. D
5. D 29. C
6. D 30. B
7. D 31. A
8. D 32. C
9. D 33. A
10. C 34. B
11. B 35. D
12. B 36. B
13. A 37. B
14. A 38. B
15. C 39. A
16. C 40. A
17. C 41. C
18. C 42. A
19. B 43. B
20. C 44. A
21. C 45. D
22. B 46. A
23. C 47. D
24. C 48. D