Saint francis academy

Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas

Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: sfamb1967@yahoo.com.ph

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
GENERAL PHYSICS 1
NAME: ________________________________________
SECTION: _____________________________________

IDENTIFICATION:
Direction: Identify the following term or phrase in each statement, write your answer in
CAPITAL letters before each number. Choose the term that best describes your answer in the
box below.

WORD BANK

Time base units Physical Quantities

Mass Unit Conversion Luminosity

Derived units Length Light Years

Electric charges Temperature Mole

_____________________1.This is the property that tells us how much matter is contained in the
object.
_____________________2.This is the property that tells us how long an object is. This property
is related to the properties of area and volume.
_____________________3.This is an energy measure, just like temperature.
_____________________4.This is a fixed physical quantity that measures the number of
molecules in a substance.
_____________________5.This is the property that measures the quantity of heat in a substance
or object
_____________________6.This is a physical quantity that can be positive or negative, only
affecting polarity. 
_____________________7.This property is related to the flow of events, and it always increases.
_____________________8.This refers to characteristic or property of an object that can be
measured or calculated from other measurements.
_____________________9.Refers to changing a value expressed in one type of unit to another
type of unit.
_____________________10.The standard units of measurement defined by the International
System of Units (SI) for the seven base quantities 

PROBLEM SOLVING:
A. Direction: Convert the following problems.(3 points each)
1. How many pounds does 2.00 kg of cheese weigh?
2. How many mL are in 0.50 quarts?
3. How many inches are in 1.00 km?
4. How many feet are in 3.45 km?
5. How many km are in 5.00 miles?
6. How many yards are in 72.5 miles?
7.How many kL are in 8383 L? 12.
8. How many cm are in 0.783 m? 13.
9.How many meters are in 252 mm?
10. How many km are there in 2500 m?
B. Direction: Compare the following units by <,>, or =
1.63cm ____________6m 2.536 cm_________53.6dm
3.5g ______________508mg 4.43mg___________5g
5. 1500ml___________1.5L
 Saint francis academy
Poblacion, Mabini, Batangas
Telefax No.(043) 487-0096 / 425-3009
Email: sfamb1967@yahoo.com.ph

C. Direction: Identify the number of significant figures in each number.

a. 579.420 =_____________ b. 3.14159265 =_____________
c. 2 × 1011=_____________ d. 50.= _____________
e. 3800=_____________ f. 5.60 × 1048=_____________
g. 243. =_____________ h. 9.0000 × 10-9=_____________
i. 0.00000030=_____________ j. 8=_____________

Show your solutions here!!!

Prepared:

MHEL BRIAN G. DAYON, LPT

Subject Teacher

Noted:

DIVINIA A. VILLANUEVA
Officer – in - Charge