NMAT REVIEW 10.

Which of the following statements does not describe a

PHYSICS EXERCISES vector quantity?
SET A a. a ball projected upward
b. a 900-kg mass
DIRECTIONS: Select the best answer to each of the c. wind moving at 120 km/hr north of west
following questions and blacken the appropriate space on d. a car travelling 100 km/hr along South Superhighway
your answer sheet.
11. A boy walks 7 km west, then 4 km north and finally 4
1. A change in position specified by magnitude and km east. How far is he from his starting point?
direction is… a. 37 km c. 15 km
a. density c. force b. 5 km d. 112 km
b. speed d. displacement
12. Static equilibrium is a condition in which…
2. Vector quantities measure… a. a net force is acting on the body
a. magnitude c. both a and b b. the resultant force acting on the body is zero
b. direction d. distance c. the summation of torques acting on the body is zero
d. both b and c are true
3. Temperature is a…
a. scalar quantity c. both a and b 13. the center of gravity is a point…
b. vector quantity d. resultant quantity a. in the center of an object
b. where the weight of an object appears to be
4. The single vector that produces the same effect as two concentrated
or more vectors is the… c. which may never be outside of an object
a. vector displacement c. vector force d. referred to by all of the above
b. resultant vector d. vector arrow
14. The stability of an object may be increased by…
5. Which of the following arrow represent a vector a. lowering the center of gravity of the object
displacement to the east of north? b. raising its center of gravity
a. c. c. reducing the size of its base
d. reducing its weight

15. The most stable of these vehicles would be…

b. d. a. jeep c. heavy cargo track
b. racing car d. horse cart

16. An example of neutral equilibrium would be…

a. a ball on a table
For numbers 6-9, refer to the following vectors: b. a tightrope walker
c. a book standing on its end
d. a trained dog standing on its 2 hind legs
B
A 17. The stability on an object is dependent on
a. the location of the center of gravity
C b. the object’s weight
c. the broadness of the base
d. all of the above
D
18. The center of the gravity of a meter stick is
A = 4 units B = 6 units C = 3 units D = 8 units approximately…
a. near the left end of the stick
Choose the letter of the resultant vector obtained from b. near the right end of the stick
each vector addition c. at the midpoint of the stick
d. at the right end of the stick
Vector Addition Resultant Vector
6. A and D A A. 9 units north of west 19. The tendency of any force to produce rotation of an
7. B and C D B. 2 units west object is measured by…
8. B and D B C. 5 units north of east a. its magnitude and direction
9. A, C and B C D. 3 units east b. its direction and perpendicular distance from the point
of rotation
c. its magnitude and perpendicular distance from the point
of rotation
d. all of the above

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20. In the diagram below, how many forces are acting on For nos. 27-30, refer to the diagrams below. The graph
the picture frame to keep it in equilibrium condition? shows various relationships of velocity v to time t and
a. 2 c. 4 displacement d:
b. 6 d. 3 A. B.

v v

t t

C. D.

21. To balance two boys of unequal weights on a seesaw,

a. the heavier boy should sit nearer the center v d
b. the lighter boy should sit nearer the center
c. the two should be equally near the center
d. both should be equally away from the center t t

22. Acceleration is the rate of change of… Which graph represents the following conditions?
a. displacement c. position 27. uniform motion C
b. velocity d. time 28. increasing velocity A
29. uniform acceleration A
23. Which of the equations below will give the right 30. no motion D
magnitude of the distance travelled by an object having
constant speed at time t ? 31. It takes you an hour to go 1 km across the town, what
1 is your average speed?
a. d = vt c. d = v0t + at2
2 a. 3 m/s c. 0.5 km/hr
at2 (𝑣2 +𝑣1 ) b. 2 m/s d. 2 km/hr
b. d = d. d = 𝑡
2 2
32. If the masses of two particles are doubled, how is the
24. Which of the following happens when a driver steps force of attraction affected?
on the accelerator? a. the force of attraction will be reduced to one half
a. no fuel is consumed b. the force of attraction will be doubled
b. the car has a negative acceleration c. the force of attraction will be increased four times
c. the car covers less distance d. the force of attraction will be reduced to one fourth
d. the car speeds up
33. If the distance between two particles is doubled, how
25. A ferryboat travels 9 km in 45 minutes. What is the is the force of attraction affected?
average speed of the boat? a. it remains the same
a. 5 km/min c. 10 m/s b. it is doubled
b. 12 km/hr d. 405 cm/s c. it is reduced to one fourth
d. it is increased three times
26. A car has an initial velocity of 40 m/s. It stops over a
distance of 120 m when the brakes are applied. How long 34. Neglecting air resistance, an object falling toward the
does it take for the car to stop? What is the car’s surface of the earth has an acceleration that is…
deceleration? a. increasing
a. 6 s ; 6.67 m/s2 c. 12 s ; 13.36 m/s2 b. decreasing
b. 3 s ; 3.34 m/s2 d. 14 s ; 13.36 m/s2 c. constant
d. dependent on the weight of the object

35. An object thrown directly upward is accelerated…

a. only at the start
b. only as it falls
c. only as it reaches its maximum height
d. when it reaches the ground

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36. Which of the following is not true about projectile 46. A force of 1.6 N acts on a body producing an
motion? acceleration of 56 m/s2. What is the mass of the body?
a. horizontal velocity of projectiles is constant a. 89.6 kg c. 0.0286 kg
b. it is a combination of two independent motions - b. 0.0582 kg d. 15.68 kg
vertical and horizontal
c. the motion of the projectile released vertically 47. The momentum of a 5-kg bomb with a velocity of 30
downward is accelerated m/s is …
d. both horizontal and vertical velocities are constant a. 35 kg.m/s2 c. 10 kg.m/s2
b. 150 kg.m/s 2 d. 6 kg.m/s2
37. If an object has a mass of 2 kg, what is its weight?
a. 4.9 N c. 10.0 N 48. Friction…
b. 19.6 N d. 7.8 N a. is never a total disadvantage
b. can never be eliminated
38. A freely falling body is one that is acted upon by no c. depends on the nature of the substance in contact
force other than… d. is all of the above
a. air resistance c. its own speed
b. gravity d. speed of the wind 49. All of the materials below can help reduce friction
except..
39. If the acceleration due to Earth’s gravity were a. ball bearings c. sand
suddenly doubled, which of the following would not b. lubricants d. wax
happen?
a. a 150-N object would weigh 300 N on a spring scale 50. Which of the following is a unit of pressure?
b. a car going up a slope would slow down a. Celcius c. newton
c. a high jumper would be able to jump one half of the b. pascal d. Torricelli
present record
d. some objects that float on water would sink

For numbers 40-41, refer to this problem:

A stone is dropped from a window of a tall building and
falls for three seconds before it hits the ground.

40. How high is the window of the building?

a. 98 m c. 44 m
b. 35.5 m d. 9.9 m

41. What is the speed of the stone as it hits the ground?

a. 29.4 m/s c. 35.5 m/s
b. 44 m/s d. 10 m/s

42. In Newton’s third law, the action and reaction forces…

a. act on the same body
b. act on different bodies
c. are not necessarily equal
d. are inversely proportional

43. If the resultant of all the forces acting on the body as

well as its mass were given, you can…
a. deduce its acceleration
b. predicts its motion
c. calculate its weight
d. determine all of the above

44. A body of mass m is being accelerated by a

net force F. If the net force is reduced to one half, then its
acceleration is…
a. doubled c. increased four times
b. halved d. decreased to one fourth

45. If the applied force is constant, the mass and

acceleration produced are…
a. inversely proportional
b. equal
c. directly proportional
d. unrelated

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