1. Passengers on a bus lunge forward after the driver has applied the brakes.

s. Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion is in effect?

a. First law of motion
b. Second Law of motion
c. Third law of motion
d. None of the above

2. A car requires more fuel to run faster speeds. Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion is in effect?
a. First law of motion
b. Second Law of motion
c. Third law of motion
d. None of the above

3. A child cries after biting a stainless steel spoon. Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion is in effect?
A. First law of motion
B. Second Law of motion
C. Third law of motion
D. None of the above

4. Which of the following is not an example of projectile motion?

A. A volleyball served over a net
B. A baseball hit by a bat
C. A hot-air balloon drifting toward Earth
D. A long jumper in action

5. Which of the following does not exhibit parabolic motion?

A. A baseball thrown to home plate
B. A frog jumping from land into water
C. A flat piece of paper released from a window
D. A basketball thrown to a hoop

6. Which of the strategies bellow did Foucault and Fizeau use to calculate the speed of light?
a. Measuring the time light takes to traverse a known distance using a rotating mirror.
b. Measuring the voltage created when light of a certain frequency is shone on a metallic surface.
c. Measuring the time between the eclipses of Jupiter’s moon Io
d. Determining the apparent difference in position of a star as the lights trajectory is bent by the gravity of the sun

7. The Fresnel bright spot confirms which of the following characteristics of light?
a. White light is composed of electromagnetic waves at different wavelengths.
b. Light is a form of matter.
c. Light is a wave.
d. Light can eject electrons from the atoms on metallic surface.

8. Which of the following most accurately explains the weightlessness experienced by astronauts in the International Space
Station?
a. The astronauts are not affected by the Earth’s gravitational field.
b. The pull of gravity on the astronauts is negligible.
c. The force from the tangential velocity of the ISS in orbit cancels out the gravitational force exerted by the Earth.
d. The ISS uses a sophisticated gyroscope to maintain a stable position.

9. What is the purpose of the airbag during an automobile crash?

a. To increase the time of impact of the driver’s head with the dashboard.
b. To absorb the shock of the impact of the driver’s head with the dashboard.
c. To minimize the likelihood of neurological trauma to the driver
d. To alert traffic personnel that an accident has occurred.

10. Mario tried to lie down on a bed of nails, why wasn’t he hurt?
a. The force on the bed is reduced by the nails.
b. The nails make the skin tougher.
c. The force is evenly distributed throughout the nails, where the force of one nail is not enough to break the skin.
d. The force on the bed is magnified by each nail.

11. Blood pressure is an important parameter for cardiovascular health. What is the effect of edema (build up of fluid in the
body) on blood pressure?
a. Blood pressure will not be affected.
 b. Blood pressure will decrease.
c. Blood pressure will increase.
d. Blood pressure will rise and fall periodically.

12. The operation of a fire piston relies on which of the following paths?
a. Isothermal compression of air
b. Isentropic compression of air
c. Isothermal expansion of air
d. Isentropic expansion of air

13. Blowing over the surface of hot rice causes it cool faster because _________.
a. Latent heat from the water present in the rice is transferred to a continuous supply of fresh air.
b. Sensible heat from the water present in the rice is transferred to a continuous supply of fresh air.
c. Latent heat from the water present in the rice is transferred to a stagnant supply of fresh air.
d. Sensible heat from the water present in the rice is transferred to a stagnant supply of fresh air.

14. Which of the following most accurately explains the process of inspiration?
a. Air enters the lungs due to a temperature difference between the ambient air and the air that remains in the
alveoli.
b. Air enters the lungs due to a pressure difference caused by the expansion of the chest cavity.
c. Air enters the lungs due to a difference in humidity between the ambient air and the air that remains in the alveoli.
d. Air enters the lungs due to peristaltic contractions of the esophagus.

15. Which of the following illustrates the Peltier effect?

a. A probe composed of an alloy produces a change in electric potentials due to a temperature gradient.
b. A temperature gradient produces a change in resistance in a thermoelectric cell.
c. A probe of dissimilar metals produces a change in electric potentials due to a temperature gradient in a bimetallic
strip.
d. A flow in current produces a temperature gradient in a thermoelectric cell.

16. Which of the following situations illustrates the Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics?
a. The efficiency of an engine is limited by the temperatures of its hot and cold sinks.
b. A hot bowl of soup cools down over time.
c. The efficiency of a refrigerator depends on the length of the heat exchanger coils.
d. The efficiency of a heat engine depends on the composition of fuel used.

17. When a figure skater pulls her arm inward during a triple axel, which of the following principles does she use?
a. By increasing her mass, she increases the force during her rotation.
b. By increasing her moment of inertia, she increases the speed of her rotation.
c. By decreasing her moment of inertia, she increases the speed of her rotation.
d. By decreasing the exposed surface area of her body exposed to the wind, the drag force on her rotation is
minimized.

18. Which of the following is a direct implication of Einstein’s general theory of relativity?
a. The existence of the Higgs boson
b. The arrow of entropic time can be reversed.
c. Charge parity can be violated
d. The existence of gravitational waves

19. A metal sheet feels colder to the touch compared to a paper sheet held at the same temperature due to:
a. Differences in their heat capacities
b. Differences in their densities
c. Differences in their thermal conductivities
d. Differences in their shear strength

20. The force of gravity exerted on a basketball in flight is ________________.

a. Downwards and decreasing
b. Downwards and constant
c. Upwards and constant
d. Upwards and decreasing