Check Your Understanding: A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following systems of units is not based on units of mass, length and time
alone?
(a) SI (b) CGS (b) MKS (d)FPS
2. Mass is the measure of
(a) matter contained (b) weight (c) force (d) none of these
3. Among the following the derived quantity is
(a) mass (b) density (c) length (d) Time
4. Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?
(a) newton (b) metre (c) kilogram (d) second
5. In SI units the number of basic physical quantities is
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 21
6. Practical unit of heat is
(a) Calorie (b) Joule (c) Horse power (d) Watt
7. If an object undergoes a uniform circular motion, then its
(a) acceleration remains uniform (b) velocity changes
(c) speed changes (d) velocity remains uniform
8. A passenger in a moving train tosses a five rupee coin. If the coin falls behind him, then the
train must be moving with a uniform
(a) acceleration (b) deceleration (c)speed (d) velocity
9. Which of the following distance-time graph (x-t) represents one-dimensional uniform
motion?

10. The numerical ratio of displacement to the distance covered is always

(a) less than one (b) equal to one
(c) equal to or less than one (d) equal to or greater than one

B. Solve the following problems. Show your solutions and encircle the final answer.
1. Express 9.8 m/s2 in units of foot per square hour. Provide your answer in scientific
notation.
2. A motorcycle starting from rest has an acceleration of 2.6 m/s2. After the motorcycle
has traveled a distance of 120 m, it slows down with an acceleration of -1.5 m/s2 until
its velocity is 12 m/s. What is the total displacement of the motorcycle?
3. A wrecking ball is hanging at rest from a crane when suddenly the cable breaks. The
time it takes for the ball to fall halfway the ground is 1.2 s. Find the time it takes for
the ball to fall from rest all the way to the ground.
4. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from the earth. How many seconds will it
take light to travel from the sun to the earth if the velocity of light is 3x1010 cm/sec?
5. A chimpanzee sitting against his favorite tree gets up and walks 51 km due east and 39
m due south to reach a termite mound, where he eats lunch. (a) What is the shortest
distance between the tree and the termite mound? (b) What angle does the shortest
distance make with respect to due east? (graph this on graphing paper)
6. A hiker leaves camp and walks 10 km due north. The hiker then walks 10 km due
east. Determine the total displacement walked by the hiker.
7. A rifle fires a bullet with a speed of 250 m/s at an angle of 37° above the horizontal.
1. What height does the bullet reach?
2. How long is the bullet in the air?
3. What is the horizontal range?
Solutions:
 A. Short Essay:
1. Why is measurement important in the field of Science?
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2. Why do you think motion is relative? Explain your answer.
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3. Describe a situation in which one system exerts a force on one another and, as a
consequence, experiences a force that is equal in magnitude and opposite in
direction. Which Newton’s laws of motion apply?
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References:
Books
David, Oliver M., et. al., General Physics Second Edition. Diwa Learning Systems INC,
2020

Belleza, Raphael V., et. al., General Physics 1. Vibal Group, 2016.

Arsenio, Elsa R. Laboratory Manual and Worktext in PHYSICS I. ALG & Associates
Research & Development Cororation. September 2003.

Silva, Dorothy D., Professor at Saint Louis University, Baguio City

Internet
www.diwalearningtown.com
www.physicsclassroom.com
Application: You may download this one,
General Science for Competitive Exams OFFLINE (Education Keeda)
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