Colon National High School

INTEGRATED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Colon, Maasim, Sarangani Province
SHS ID: 341635

Third Quarter Examinations (General Physics 2)

Name Grade & Section

Subject Teacher Mariel G. Villanueva Score

DIRECTION. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided. You are allowed to use calculator.

For items 1 to 5, refer to the choices below. c. Object A became negatively-charged.

d. Unpredictable
a. polarization b. induction
c. conduction d. friction _____12. When you rub a plastic rod against your hair several
_____1. Charging by ______________ happens when electrons times and put it near some bits of paper, the pieces of
move from one object to another through direct contact papers are attracted towards it. What does this observation indicate?
(touching). a. The plastic and the paper are oppositely- charged.
_____2. Charging by ______________ happens when charges in an b. The plastic acquired a charge.
uncharged object are rearranged without direct contact with a c. The plastic and the paper have the same charges.
charged object. d. All of the above
_____3. Suppose you touch an uncharged piece of metal with a
positively charged glass rod. Electrons from the metal will move to For items 13 to 16, consider the electric force between a pair of
the glass rod. The metal loses electrons and charged particles a certain distance apart. By Coulomb's Law:
becomes positively charged. What type of charging is shown? _____13. f the charge of one of the particles is doubled, the force is
a. unchanged b. halved
_____4. During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton c. doubled d. quadrupled
and become positively charged. The correct explanation for why the _____14. If, instead, the charge of both particles is doubled, the force
plastic become positively charged is that is
a. the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the a. unchanged b. halved
cotton c. doubled d. quadrupled
b. the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the _____15. If, instead, the distance between the particles is doubled,
charging process the force becomes
c. protons were created as the result of the charging a. one fourth b. half
process c. double d. four times
d. the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during _____16. If the distance is halved and the charges of both particles
the charging process are doubled, the force is ________ as great.
_____5. The S.I unit of charge is a. unchanged b. halved
a. Neutron b. Coulomb c. doubled d. quadrupled
c. Electron d. Proton _____17. A positive and negative charge are held near each other.
_____6. An electrically neutral atom is an atom which When they are released, the force on each particle will most likely
a. does not have any protons or electrons a. increase b. decrease
b. has more neutrons than the sum of its protons c. stay the same d. unpredictable
and electrons _____18. Two identical charges repel each other with a force of
c. has a balance or protons and electrons 16N. If the distance between the charges is doubled, the force will
d. has a balance of protons and electrons be
_____7. How do you describe an object that gains excess electrons a. 1 N b. 2 N
after being rubbed against another object? c. 8 N d. 16 N
a. uncharged b. negatively – charged _____19. Two identical charges repel each other with a force of 4N.
c. positively – charged d. either of the above If the distance between the charges is halved, the force will be
_____8. An electrically charged atom can be distinguished a. 1 N b. 2 N
from an electrically neutral atom in that the charged atom c. 8 N d. 16 N
a. does not have any neutrons _____20. A positive charge of 4µC exerts an attractive force of 8N
b. has lost one or more of its neutrons on an unknown charge 0.20 m away. The unknown charge is
c. either has a proton or an electron present a. + 8.9 µC b. – 8.9 µC
somewhere within it c. + 4.4 µC d. – 4.4 µC
d. has an imbalance of protons and electrons _____21. If two charged objects repel each other with a 5 N force
_____9. What do you call those materials that easily permit the flow when placed a certain distance apart, how much force will the repel
of electricity through them? each other when one of the charges is doubled?
a. insulators b. conductors a. 5 N b. 10 N
c. resistors d. current c. 20 N d. 40 N
_____10. Which of the following can be said about two materials _____22. Our electricity in the Philippines is 220 V. V is a unit of
that attracted to each other when held close together? what quantity?
a. the two objects have the same charges a. velocity b. voltage
b. the two objects have opposite charges c. current d. resistance
c. one of the objects is neutral ______23. What law states that the voltage across an electrical
d. both a and a are correct element is proportional to the current flowing through it?
_____11. Two uncharged objects A and B were rubbed against each a. Newton’s Law b. Faraday’s Law
other. When object B was placed near a negatively c. Coulomb’s Law d. Ohm’s Law
charged object C, the two objects repelled each other. Which of
these statements is true about object A? ______24. Which of the following is a unit of current?
a. Object A remained uncharged. a. kilogram b. Ohms
b. Object A became positively-charged. c. Ampere d. Volts
 c. Wires d. resistors
______25. According to Ohm’s law, across a resistor with constant ______41. How is a battery represented in a circuit diagram?
resistance, what happens to the current across it when the voltage a. A circle with a cross inside it
applied is doubled? b. A circle with an M inside it
a. remains the same b. halved c. A long line and a short line
c. doubled d. quadrupled d. A zigzag line
______26. How do you describe a part of a circuit where no current ______42. In a simple series circuit, why does the bulb light when
can pass because of a break or discontinuity? you close the switch?
a. short b. open a. Because the switch produces electricity
c. overloaded d. both a and b b. Because closing the switch completes the circuit
______27. A kite hangs on the electrical power in your community. c. Because closing the switch breaks the circuit
Which of the following should you do? d. Because the switch is the source
a. Get a long piece of wood and try to remove the kite. ______43. Two bulbs are connected and plugged to the outlet as
b. Climb the post and try to clear the power line without shown in the figure. Both bulbs have the same
touching it.
c. Call your barangay electrician and let him do the
clearing.
d. Leave the kite, anyway it’s just a piece of plastic or a.
paper. current
______28. Your fuse at home has “blown” up many times. Which of b.
the following will you do to solve this problem and prevent it from voltage
happening again? c.
a. Connect appliances in series instead of parallel. resistance d. voltage and current
b. Do not use too many appliances at the same time. ______44. When a third bulb is added to the connection in the
c. Plug two or three appliances in one outlet. previous problem, what happens to the intensity and brightness of
d. Connect an additional fuse to your circuit. the bulbs?
______29. Why is it NOT advisable to touch electric appliances when a. remains the same b. increases
our hands are wet? c. decreases d. unpredictable
a. The appliances may have rust when they get wet ______45. In the circuit below, which two elements are connected
b. We may get a shock because water conducts electricity parallel to each other?
c. Water may cause the appliance to over heat
d. All of the above
______30. Which of the following quantities do elements connected
in series have in common?
a. Current b. Voltage
c. Resistance d. Both a and b a. A and B b. B and C
______31. Which of the following quantities connected in parallel c. C and D d. A and D
have in common?
a. Current b. Voltage ______46.If you have a 90 V power source with a 30-Ω and 60-Ω
c. Resistance d. Both a and b resistor in series, what is the voltage drop over the 60-Ω resistor?
______32. What happens to the intensity or the brightness of the a. 30 V b. 2 V
lamps connected in series as more and more lamps are added? c. 60 V d. 90 V
a. increases b. decreases ______47. Two 240.0-Ω resistors are connected in parallel and
c. remains the same d. cannot be predicted placed across a 12.0-V battery. What is the current in each branch of
______33. What is the SI unit of resistance? the circuit?
a. watt b. Coulomb a. 0.0125 A b. 0.100 A
c. ampere d. Ohm c. 0.0500A d. 0.0250 A
______34. What is the voltage across a 6 Ω resistor when 3 A of ______48. A 20.0-Ω resistor and a 40.0-Ω resistor are connected in
current passes through it? series to a 20.0-V battery. What is the voltage drop across the 40.0-Ω
a. 2 V b. 9 V resistor?
c. 18 V d. 36 V a. 18.7 V b. 13.3 V
______35. A 9 V battery drives an electric current through a circuit c. 6.70 V d. 30.0 V
with 4 Ω resistance. What is the electric current running through the ______49. A 340-Ω resistor and a 550-Ω reisistor are connected in
circuit? parallel. This group is then connected in series with a 180-Ω and a
a. 0.44 A b. 2.25 A 120-Ω resistors. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
c. 5 A d. 36 A a. 210 Ω b. 550 Ω
______36. What is the voltage across a 5 Ω resistor if the current c. 420 Ω d. 510 Ω
through it is 0.50 A? ______50. A 1.5 V battery is attached to a 1.0-Ω resistor and a 2.0-
a. 25 V b. 4 V Ω resistor in series. What is the current?
c. 100 V d. 1 V a. 3.0 A b. 0.50 A
______37. A light bulb operating at 110 V draws 1.40 A of current. c. 4.5 A d. 2.0 A
What is the resistance?
a. 109 Ω b. 78.6 Ω End of the Test
c. 12.7 Ω d. 154 Ω Good Luck and God Bless
______38. What potential difference is required to cause 4 A to flow
through a resistance of 330 Ω? “The best way to predict the future is to invent it”
a. 334 V b. 12.1 V
c. 1320 V d. 82.5 V Prepared by
______39. In a circuit diagram, what does a circle with a cross
inside it represent? MARIEL G. VILLANUEVA
a. a light bulb b. a motor Subject Teacher
c. a battery d. a swicth
______40. What do the long straight lines represent in a circuit
diagram?
a. Motors b-Light bulbs