First Quarter Examination

Physical Science
1st Semester S.Y 2019 - 2020
Test I. Matching Type:

Key Terms:
1. force 11. Newton’s law of universal gravitation
2. Kinetic friction 12. G
3. Newton’s first law of motion 13. Buoyant force
4. inertia 14. Archimedes’ Principle
5. mass 15. Linear momentum
6. Newton’s second law of motion 16. Law on conservation of linear momentum
7. Newton 17. Angular momentum
8. Weight 18. torque
9. Friction 19. Law on conservation of angular momentum
10. Newton’s third law of motion 20. 1.0 g/cm³

Instruction: For each of the following items, fill in the number of the appropriate Key Terms from
the preceding list.
a) Action and reaction
b) Resistance to a relative motion
c) w=mg
d) SI unit of force
e) F=ma
f) A measure of inertia
g) Tendency of an object to remain at rest or in uniform, straight line motion
h) An object remains at rest or in a uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an
external, unbalanced force
i) Occurs when there is a relative sliding motion between surfaces in contacts.
j) Capable of producing motion or a change in motion
k) Density of water
l) Conservation law requiring the absence of an external, unbalanced torque
m) Twisting action that produces rotational motion or a change in a rotational motion
n) L=mvr
o) Conservation law requiring the absence of external, unbalanced force acting on the system
p) P=mv
q) An object wholly or partially submerged in a fluid experiences a buoyant force equals to the
magnitude to the weight of the volume of the fluid that is displaced.
r) Required for an object to float
s) Universal constant
t) F= Gm1m2
r2

Test II. Write True if the given statement is true and False if the statement is false.

1. A scalar is a physical quantity that has magnitude and direction.

2. A vector is a physical quantity which has both magnitude and direction.
3. The mass (m) of a body is the quantity of matter in that body. Mass is a scalar quantity,
measured in kilograms (kg).
4. Velocity (v) is the rate of change of velocity.
5. Acceleration (a) is the rate of change of displacement.
6. Force is a vector quantity capable of producing motion or a change in motion, that is, a change
in velocity or an acceleration.
7. Newton was only 30 years old when his book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
was published in 1687.
8. Newton’s first law of motion sates that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a
straight line unless acted upon by an external, balance force.
9. Inertia is the natural tendency of an object to remain in a state of rest or in a uniform motion
in a straight line.
10. Mass is a measure of inertia.
Test III. Multiple Choice. Choose the correct answer and write only the letter on your paper.
1. A net force _______.
a) Can produce motion
b) Is a scalar quantity
c) Is capable of producing a change in velocity
d) Both (a) and (c)
2. What is the possible state of an object in the absence of net force.
a) At rest
b) Constant speed
c) Zero acceleration
d) All of the above
3. What terms refers to the tendency of an object to remain at rest or in a uniform, straight-line
motion?
a) Mass
b) Force
c) Inertia
d) External force
4. A net force can produce _______.
a) An acceleration
b) A change in velocity magnitude
c) A change in a velocity direction
d) All of the above
5. According to Newton’s second law of motion, when an object is acted upon by an
unbalanced force, what can be said about the acceleration?
a) It is inversely proportional to the object’s mass
b) It is zero
c) It is inversely proportional to the net force
d) It is independent of mass
6. Mass is related to the object’s _______?
a) Weight
b) Density
c) Inertia
d) All of the above

7. For every action force, there is which of the following?

a) A net force
b) A friction force
c) An unbalanced force
d) An equal and opposite force
8. Which is true of the pairs of Newtons’ third law?
a) The two forces never produce an acceleration
b) The two forces act on different objects.
c) The two forces always cancel its other
d) The two forces are in the same direction

9. Which is true about the acceleration due to gravity?

a) It is a universal constant
b) It is a fundamental property
c) It decreases with increasing altitude
d) It is different for different objects in free fall
10. What is true about the constant G?
a) It is a very small quantity
b) It is a force
c) It is the same as G
d) It decreases with altitude.
11. A child’s toy floats in a swimming pool. The buoyant force exerted in the toy depends on the
volume of _________?
 a) Water in the pool
b) The pool
c) The water displaced
d) The toy under water
12. If a submerged object displaces an amount of liquid with a weight of less than its own, when
the object is released, it will ________?
a) Sink
b) Remained submerged in equilibrium
c) Float
d) Pop up out of the surface
13. If a submerged object displaces a volume of liquid equal to it’s weight and is then released,
what will the object do?
a) Rise to the surface
b) Sink
c) Remain at its submerged position
d) float
14. A change in linear momentum requires which if the following?
a) A change in velocity
b) An unbalanced force
c) An acceleration
d) All of the above

15. Angular momentum is conserved in the absence of which of the following?

a) Inertia
b) Gravity
c) a net torque
d) linear momentum

Test IV. Problem Solving. Solve the following problems with complete solution.

1. What is the net force of a 5.0 N force and a 10 N force acting on an object for each of the
following conditions? (5pts)
a) The forces act on the same direction
b) The forces act in opposite direction
2. A horizontal force of 300N is applied to a stationary wooden box in ne direction, and a 600N
horizontal force is applied in the opposite direction. How many force is needed for the box to
remain stationary? (2pts)
3. Determine the net force necessary to give an object with a mass of 3.0 kg and an acceleration of
5.0 m/s2? (5pts)
4. What is the weight in Newton of a 50.0 kg person in the surface of the moon? (5pts)
5. A two physical science books each have a 3.0 kg mass are 0.15 m apart. What is the magnitude
of the gravitational attraction between the books? (5pts)
6. Calculate the linear momentum of a pickup truck that has a mass of 1000 kg is travelling
eastward at 20 m/s. (3pts)
7. Object X and Object S of masses 12kg and 10 kg are held by a compressed massless spring and
are at rest. When the spring is released, object X moves to the left at a velocity of 10 m/s. What
is the velocity of object S (magnitude and direction)? (5pts)
Answer key:

1. Matching Type: 2. True or False 3. Multiple Choice

a. 10 k. 20 1. False 1. d 11. c
b. 9 l. 19 2. True 2. d 12. c
c. 8 m.18 3. True 3. c 13. c
d. 7 n. 17 4. False 4. d 14. b
e. 6 o. 16 5. False 5. a 15. c
f. 5 p. 15 6. True 6. a
g. 4 q. 14 7. False 7. d
h. 3 r. 13 8. False 8. b
i. 2 s. 12 9. True 9. c
j. 1 t. 11 10. True 10. c

4. Problem Solving

1. A. 10N + 5N = 15 N
B. 10N – 5N = 5N

2. 600N – 300N = 300N

3. F=ma = 3.0kg x 5 m/s² = 15 kg. m/s² = 15N

4. W=mg = 50kg x (9.8m/s² / 6) = 50kg x 1.6m/s² = 80 kg.m/s² = 80N

5. F=Gm1m2 = (6.67 x 10-11 N.m²/kg²)(3kg)(3kg) = 6.67 x 10-11 N.m²/kg²(9kg²) = 60.03 x 10-11 N

r² (0.15m)² 0.0225m² 0.0225
= 2.668 x 10¯⁸ N

6. P=mv = 1000kg x 20 m/s = 20,000 kg.m/s

7. V₂ = - m₁v₁ = -(12 kg)(10m/s) = -(120m/s) = -12m/s to the right

m₂ 10kg 10