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BASIC EDUCATION LABORATORY

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FOURTH PERIODICAL EXAM

Basic Physics

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I. Multiple Choice
Directions: encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. A body at rest tends to remain at rest and a body in motion tends to remain in motion
unless acted upon by an unbalanced force is stated in the law of ______________.
a. acceleration c. interaction
b. inertia d. motion
2. When one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force back
on the first object that is _______________.
a. equal size and in the same direction
b. unequal size in the same direction
c. equal size and in the opposite direction
d. unequal size and in the opposite direction
3. Janet is sliding a box across the floor. What does she need to know to calculate the force
on the box?
a. mass and inertia c. acceleration and friction
b. friction and gravity d. mass and acceleration
4. The law of inertia applies to __________________.
a. objects at rest
b. moving objects
c. both moving and nonmoving objects
d. none of the above
5. Inertia is the resistance of an object to a change in its ______________.
a. balanced force c. motion
b. gravity d. mass
6. A soccer player kicks a ball that is at rest. What do you predict will happen?
a. The ball will lose momentum.
b. The ball will accelerate in the direction opposite the applied force.
c. The ball will accelerate in the same direction as the applied force.
d. The ball will not move.
7. An inward force created by uniform circular motion is called ______________.
a. Centrifugal force c. Gravity
b. Centripetal force d. Inertia
8. Whirl a rock at the end of a string and it follows a circular path. If the string breaks, the
tendency of the rock is to _________________.
a. Follow a spiral path c. Follow a straight-line path
b. Continue to follow a circular path d. All of the above
9. Friction is a force that always acts ________________.
a. Perpendicular to an object’s motion
b. Opposite to an object’s motion
 c. In the same direction, as object’s motion
d. None of the above
10. A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from under a container of milk without toppling it if
the paper is jerked quickly. The reason this can be done is that _____________.
a. The gravity pulls very hard on the carton of milk
b. The carton of milk has very little weight
c. The carton of milk has inertia
d. None of the above
11. One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has twice as
much as ____________.
a. velocity c. inertia
b. gravitational acceleration d. all of the above
12. According to Newton's second law of motion, force equals mass times ___________.
a. momentum c. mass
b. acceleration d. velocity
13. As the force acting on an object decreases, the acceleration of the
object_______________.
a. increases c. remains the same
b. decreases d. increases, then decreases
14. As the mass of an object increases, the acceleration of that object ___________.
a. increases c. remains the same
b. decreases d. increases, then decreases
15. What unit do we measure force in?
a. Newton c. Meter
b. Joule d. Second
16. How much does a 3.0-kg bag of bolts weigh?
a. 7.2 N c. 22.8 N
b. 14.4 N d. 29.4 N
17. A bag of sports equipment has a mass of 10.0 kilograms and a weight of _____________.
a. 0.98 N c. 98 N
b. 9.8 N d. 980 N
18. The difference between mass and weight is ___________.
a. weight depends on gravity
b. mass is a force, and weight is not
c. weight is a scalar, while mass is a vector
d. mass depends on gravity
19. A 10-N force and a 30-N force act on an object in opposite directions. What is the net force
on the object?
a. 40 N c. 20 N
b. 30 N d. 10 N
20. In a "coin and feather" jar, the feather falls at a slower rate than the coin because of
_____________.
a. inertia
b. momentum
c. gravity
d. air resistance

II. Modified True or False

Direction: Write T if the statement is true. And if false, change the wrong word/s to make
the statement true.
1. The distance traveled by an object in a unit of time is called speed.
2. The slowing down of a car in a given time is called velocity.
3. Newton has 4 laws of motions.
4. One of the first scientists to study the rate of gravitational acceleration was Newton.
5. In the metric system, the gravitational acceleration has been found to be 9.8 meters per
second2.
6. The gravitational constant for acceleration varies for every object studied.
7. The force acquired by a moving body because of its motion is called inertia
8. Newton's third law is also known as the law of acceleration.
9. A car can have a velocity of 50 miles per hour northeast.
10. In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate.

III. Identification
Direction: Identify which of Newton’s law apply to each situation: First (1), Second (2)
or Third (3)?

1. A frog leaping upward off his lily pad is pulled downward by gravity and lands on another
lily pad instead of continuing on in a straight line.
2. As the fuel in a rocket ignites, the force of the gas expansion and explosion pushes out the
back of the rocket and pushes the rocket forward.
3. When you are standing up on a bus, and the bus suddenly stops, your body continues
forward.
4. When peddling a bicycle, if you stop pedaling, the bike continues going until friction or
gravity slows it down.
5. A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown.
6. A swimmer pushes water back with her arms, but her body moves forward.
7. As an ice skater pushes harder with her legs, she begins to move faster.
8. When you paddle a canoe, the canoe goes forward.
9. If pulled quickly, a tablecloth can be removed from underneath of dishes. The dishes have
the tendency to remain still as long as the friction from the movement of the tablecloth is
not too great.
10. When someone fire gun the reaction force push the gun backward.

Prepared by:

Diane Marr N. Dencio

Basic Physics Teacher