Republic of the Philippines

Department of Science and Technology

PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL WESTERN VISAYAS CAMPUS
Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City 5000
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DIVISION

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully, analyze, and choose the best answer. Write the CAPITAL letter of your answer on
your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding action-reaction forces?

A. they act on the same object
B. they act on different objects
C. they have the same magnitude and have necessarily the same direction
D. they do not necessarily have the same magnitude and do not necessarily have the same direction
For no’s 2-4, refer to the figure at the right.
2. Which type of force is represented by A?
A. Friction B. Air Resistance C. Normal D. Applied
3. Which type of force is represented by C?
A. Air Resistance B. Friction C. Applied D. Normal
4. As indicated by the figure, B represents which type of force?
A. Gravity B. Tension C. Friction D. Normal
5. A ball at rest is at rest because forces acting on it are balanced. Which law of motion is described in the statement?
A. Law of Inertia B. Law of Interaction C. Law of Acceleration D. Law of Gravitation
6. If the force acting on an object is doubled but its mass remains the same, what will happen to its acceleration?
A. reduced to ½ B. doubled C. tripled D. reduced to 1/3
7. An object with mass M is pushed by a force so that it will accelerate by a rate of 2 m/s2. If its mass is doubled and the amount of
force is also doubled, what is its acceleration?
A. 2 m/s2 B. 4 m/s2 C. 8 m/s2 D. 10 m/s2
8. A box suspended to a branch of the tree interacts with the stone on the ground. What will happen if the string holding the box is cut?
A. The box approaches the stone C. They approach each other
B. The stone approaches the box D. Their motion are independent of each other
9. A 50.0 kg box rests on a concrete surface with coefficient of static friction (us) = 1.00. What is the minimum force needed to move the
box?
A. 400N B. 450N C. 490 N D. 980N
10. Which of the following exhibit the first law of motion?
A. A thrown stone momentarily at rest at the highest point C. A planet revolving around the star at a constant speed
B. A falling apple that bounces after it hits on the ground D. A car moving with constant velocity on a straight road
11. Which of the following is applied by greatest net force?
A. A 1000 kg car accelerating at a rate of 5 m/s2 C. A 300 kg motorcycle accelerating at a rate of 10m/s2
B. A 4000 kg truck accelerating at a rate of 3 m/s2 D. A 2000 kg van accelerating at a rate of 8m/s2
12. Compared with her mass and weight on Earth, an astronaut on Venus, where the acceleration of gravity is 8.8 m/s2, has
_____________.
A. less mass and less weight C. less mass and more weight
B. same mass and the same weight D. the same mass and less weight
13. A car towing a trailer is accelerating on a level road. What is the magnitude of the force that the car exerts on the trailer?
A. equal to the force the trailer exerts on the car C. equal to the force the road exerts on the trailer
B. equal to the force the trailer exerts on the road D. greater than the force the trailer exerts on the car

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14.Which of the following scenarios exhibit Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?

A. A car crashes into a wall and is pushed backwards.
B. A soccer ball accelerates farther than bowling when the same force is applied.
C. Blowing air into a balloon and releasing it.
D. Earth's orbit around the Sun.
15. A force that gives a 2.0-kg object an acceleration of 1.6 m/s2 would give an 8.0-kg object an acceleration of _______.
A. 0.2 m/s2 B. 0.4 m/s2 C. 1.6 m/s2 D. 6.4 m/s2
16. A 20-kg crate is lifted by an upward force of 200 N. What is the crate’s upward acceleration?
A. 0.20 m/s2 B. 9 m/s2 C. 10 m/s2 D. 98 m/s2
17. A 500-g ball at rest is struck with a bat with a force of 90 N. If the bat was in contact with the ball for 0.020 s, what is the velocity of
the ball?
A. 2.5 m/s B. 4.2 m/s C. 3.2 m/s D. 3.6 m/s
18. Which of the following refers to a transfer of energy due to mechanical forces causing a body to move?
A. Mechanical Energy B. Work C. Elasticity D. Heat exchange
19. Which of the following situations show that work is done?
A. A boy pushing a wall C. A waiter carrying a tray
B. A girl pushing a chair D. A woman carrying a bag walking down a street
20. Which of the following results to a negative work done?
A. Force F has a component in direction of displacement
B. Force F has no component opposite to direction of displacement
C. Force F (or force component F) is perpendicular to direction of displacement
D. Force F has a component opposite to direction of displacement

21. What is the work done in moving an object along a vector 𝑑⃗ = 2î - 3ĵ + k if the applied force is 𝐹⃗ = 4î + ĵ - 2k? Assume 𝑑⃗ is in
meters and 𝐹⃗ in Newtons.
A. 3 N•m B. 6 N•m C. 5 N•m D. 4 N•m
22. John exerts a steady force of magnitude 210 N on a stalled car as he pushes it a distance of 18 m. The car also has a flat tire, so to
make the car track straight John must push at an angle of 30° to the direction of motion. How much work does John do?
A. 2.3 x 103 J B. 3.3 x 103 J C. 3.5 x 103 J D. 4.2 x 103 J
23. A truck driver is trying to push a loaded truck with an applied force F.
Unfortunately, his attempt was unsuccessful because the truck stays stationary no
matter how hard the driver pushes. How much work is done by the driver?
F
A. Fd B. –Fd C. D. Zero
d

24. Which of the following situation requires the least work?

A. walking upstairs C. lifting an apple 1.0 m off the ground
B. pushing an immovable rock D. sliding on the curvy slide
25. Benjamen lifted a 20 kg iron ball from the ground to a height of 50 cm. How much work is done on the iron ball?
A. 49 J B. 98 J C. 196 J D. 256 J
26. What is the kinetic energy of a 65 kg marathon runner who crosses the finish line at a speed of 3 m/s?
A. 242.5 J B. 252.5 J C. 292.5 J D. 315.5 J

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27. A spring with a force constant of 150 N/m is compressed by 0.3 m. How much potential energy is stored in the spring?
A. 4.5 J B. 13.5 J C. 22.5 J D. 6.75 J
28. Luis, a senior high school student, lifts a 2-kg stack of books from the floor into a cabinet 2.0 m high. With reference to the floor,
how much potential energy do the books acquire?
A. 29.2 J B. 39.2 J C. 42.9 J D. 24.9 J

29. A falling apple converted its ______ energy to _______energy.

A. Kinetic, Gravitational Potential C. Heat, Kinetic
B. Gravitational Potential, Kinetic D. Elastic Potential, Work
30. What happens when an object is moved against gravity, such as a roller coaster moving uphill?
A. Potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy C. Mechanical energy is transformed to work
B. Kinetic energy is transformed to gravitational potential energy D. All of the above

31. Which point has the most kinetic energy, assuming friction and air resistance are
negligible? (refer to the figure at the right)
A. A B. B C. C D. D
32. What can be said about the total energy in the universe?
A. It tends to increase C. It is always zero
B. It tends to decrease D. It is conserved
33. Which of the following can store the highest elastic potential energy when stretch or compressed?
A. A stainless steel shock absorber C. A rainbow-colored slinky spring
B. A big dishwashing sponge D. An engine rubber belt
34. Which of the following does the work-energy theorem states?
A. The work done by the net force on a particle equals the change in the particle’s kinetic energy
B. The work done by the net force on a particle equals to the product of the particle’s kinetic and potential energy
C. The work done by the net force on a particle equals the sum of the particle’s kinetic energy and power
D. The work done by the net force on a particle equals the change in the particle’s mechanical energy
35. Which of the following best describes power?
A. The rate at which energy is expended C. The rate at which work is done
B. Work per unit of time D. Any of the choices is correct
36. A 50.0-kg marathon runner runs up the stairs to the top of Chicago’s 443-m-tall Willis Tower, the tallest building in the United
States. To lift herself to the top in 15.0 minutes, what must be her average power output?
A. 141 Watts B. 241 Watts C. 341 Watts D. 441 Watts
37. Super Emmanuel can lift 10,000 kg rock from ground to a height of 100 m in 10 seconds, while Captain Benz can run from rest to a
top speed of 720 km/hr in just 10 sec. If both of them weigh 980 N, who of the two superheroes has greater power?
A. They have the same power B. Captain Benz C. Super Emmanuel D. Can’t be determined
38. A rock weighing 10,000 N is stationary at the peak of a 1km tall mountain, how much power did the mountain possess if it holds the
rock for 1000 years?
A. 0 B.1 kilojoules/year C. 10 kilojoules/year D. 1 Megajoules/year
39. Two football players, one with a mass of 89.3 kg and the other with a mass of 94.8 kg, are running at a velocity of 8.32 m/s. If they
are both headed in the same direction, what is the total momentum?
A. 788.74 kg•m/s B. 742.98 kg•m/s C. 684.25 kg•m/s D. 1531.72 kg•m/s

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40. A 1000 kg truck moves at 10 m/s due East. It collides head-on with a 500 kg car moving 20 m/s due west. What is the total
momentum of the system?
A. 0 B. 20000 kg•m/s, West C. 10000 kg•m/s, East D. Can’t be determined
41. Momentum refers to the quantity of motion that an object has. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding momentum?
A. Momentum has the symbol capital letter P which stands for progress
B. The momentum of an object depends on its mass and velocity
C. As the velocity of an object increases, its momentum decreases
D. Momentum has the standard unit of kg•m/s2
42. Which is a necessary condition for the total momentum of a system to be conserved?
A. Kinetic energy must not change C. An object must be at rest
B. No external force is present D. Only the force of gravity acts on the system
43. What do you call the external force acting on an object over a specific time that leads to a change in momentum of the object?
A. Impulse B. Repulse C. Attractive force D. Resultant force
44. When gymnasts vault over the horse and land, they land on a big pad. How does the pad help them?
A. The pad reduces the amount of momentum they have when they land.
B. The pad reduces the change of momentum when they land.
C. The pad reduces the total impulse when they land.
D. The pad increases the time it takes to stop, so the force is less when they land.
45. A moderate force will break an egg. However, an egg dropped on the road usually breaks, while one dropped on the grass usually
doesn’t break. This is because for the egg dropped on the grass:
A. The change in momentum is greater C. The time interval for stopping is greater
B. The change in momentum is less D. The time interval for stopping is less
46. You throw a ball with a mass of 0.40 kg against a brick wall. It hits the wall moving horizontally to the left at 30 m/s and rebounds
horizontally to the right at 20 m/s. What is the impulse of the net force on the ball during its collision with the wall?
A. 10 N•s B. 12 N•s C. 20 N•s D. 15 N•s
47. What type of collision is characterized by the clinging of bodies to each other after collision and moves with a common velocity?
A. Inelastic B. Perfectly inelastic C. Elastic D. Perfectly elastic
48. Which quantity is always conserved in all types of collision?
A. Kinetic energy B. Potential energy C. Momentum D. Velocity
49. What is the recoil velocity of a 5.0-kg rifle that shoots a 0.020-kg bullet at a speed of 620 m/s?
A. -2.5 m/s B. 5 m/s C. -3.5 m/s D. 6 m/s
50. A metal ball A with a mass of 0.20 kg, moving at 3.0 m/s collides with a stationary metal ball B of mass 0.10 kg. After the collision,
ball A continues to move in its original direction at a speed of 2.0 m/s. What is the speed of ball B after the collision?
A. 8 m/s B. 6 m/s C. 4 m/s D. 2 m/s

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Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City 5000
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DIVISION

(ANSWER KEY)

1. B 11. D 21. A 31. B 41. B

2. D 12. D 22. B 32. D 42. B

3. D 13. A 23. D 33. C 43. A

4. C 14. B 24. B 34. A 44. D

5. A 15. B 25. B 35. D 45. C

6. B 16. A 26. C 36. B 46. C

7. A 17. D 27. D 37. C 47. B

8. A 18. B 28. B 38. A 48. C

9. C 19. B 29. B 39. D 49. A

10. D 20. D 30. B 40. A 50. D

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