SUMMATIVE TEST IN GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Name: __________________ Grade & Section: ___________ Date: ________ Score: ___
I. Multiple Choice: Read the statement carefully. Write the letter of the
correct answer.
1. The length and breadth of a rectangle are 4.5 mm and 5.9 mm. Keeping the
number of significant figures in mind. What is the area of rectangle?
a. 22.55 c. 26.6
b. 26.55 d. 22

2.If in the following diagram, distance between each circle is 1 unit, what is the
displacement between A and B.
a. 5 units c. 2 units
b. square root (5) d. 1 unit

3. Which of the following is the true formula finding acceleration?

a. a = dx/dt c. a = xt
b. a = dx^2/dt^2 d. a = dx^3/dt^3

4. If you and a friend are standing side-by-side watching a soccer game, would you
both view in motion from the same reference frame?
a. Yes, we would both view the motion from the same reference point because both
of us are at rest in Earth’s frame of reference.
b. Yes, we would both view the motion from the same reference point because both
of us are observing the motion from two points on the same straight line.
c. No, we would both view the motion from different reference points because
motion is viewed from two different points; the reference frames are similar but not
the same.
d. No, we would both view the motion from different reference points because
response times may different; so, the motion observed by both of us would be
different

5. A truck requires 3 hours to complete a journey of 150km, what is the average

speed?
a. 50 km/hour c. 15 km/hour
b. 26 km/hour d. 10 km/hour

6. Find the displacement a hiker walks if he travels 9.0 km North and then turns
around and walks 3.0km south.
a. 20.5 km c. 6.0 km
b. 3.0 km d. 12.0 km
7. What do you call the splitting of a vector into two component vectors?
a. vector resolution c. vector decomposition
b. vector sum d. vector difference

8. The displacement of a particle is given as function of time as x = t^2 + 2t. How

much displacement is covered in the first 5 seconds?
a. 5 units c. 40 units
b. 35 units d. 0 units

9. Who is the Father of Experimental Physics?

a. Albert Einstein c. Neil Bohr
 b. Galileo d. Newton
10. The velocity of a body varies as, v = 2t + 5t. What is the acceleration at t = 10?
a. 102 c. -100
b. 100 d. 50

11. How does the displacement v/s time graph of a uniformly accelerated motion
look like?
a. a straight-line c. a hyperbola
b. a parabola d. an ellipse

12. Which of the following are NOT units of time?

a. second c. tropical year
b. light year d. minute

13. A car moves for 60s covering a distance of 3500m with zero initial velocity.
What is the acceleration in m/s^2?
a. 2 m/s^2 c. 3 m/s^2
b. 2.5 m/s^2 d. 4.5 m/s ^2

14. On an axis in which moving from right to left is positive, what is the
displacement and distance of a student who walks 32 m to the right and then 17 m
to the left?
a. displacement is -15 m and distance is -49 m.
b. displacement is -15 m and distance is 49 m.
c. displacement is 15 m and distance is -49 m.
d. displacement is 15 m and distance is 49 m.

15. Peter jogs1.5 km along straight path and then turns and jogs 2.4 km in the
opposite direction. She then turns backs and jogs 0.7 km in the original direction.
Let Tiana’s original direction be the positive direction. What are the displacement
and distance she jogged?
a. displacement is 4.6 km and distance is -0.2 km.
b. displacement is -0.2 km and distance is 4.6 km.
c. displacement is 4.6 km and distance is +0.2 km.
d. displacement is +0.2 km and distance is 4.6 km.
16. In 1999 the Mars Climate Orbiter crashed because calculation was performed
in English units instead of SI units. At one point the orbiter was just 187,000 feet
above the surface, which was too close to stay in orbit. What was the height of the
orbiter at this time in kilometers? (Assume 1meter equals 3.281 feet)
a. 16 km c. 57 km
b. 18 km d. 614 km

17. The fastest human in water covered 22.9 meters in 10 seconds. The squid can
travel 399.6 meters in 60 seconds. Calculate the average speed of the fastest
human and a squid to know who can outrace whom.
a. human = 2.29m/s, squid = 6.67 m/s
b. human = 2.30m/s, squid = 6.68 m/s
c. human = 2.31m/s, squid = 6.69 m/s
d. human = 2.32m/s, squid = 6.70 m/s

18. Which one of the following operations is valid?

a. vector multiplied by scalar c. vector subtracted from scalar
b. vector added to scalar d. Vector divided by vector
19. What is a vector quantity?
a. a quantity with only one magnitude
b. a quantity with only direction
c. a quantity with only both and direction.
d. a quantity without direction

20. Which of the following is the TRUE meaning of scalar quantity?

a. a quantity with only one magnitude
b. a quantity with only direction
c. a quantity with both magnitude & direction
d. a quantity without direction

21. In an experiment, it is found that the experimental value is very close to actual
value, hence the experimental value can be called ________.
a. accurate c. precise
b. mean d. suitable
22.Which of the following devices cannot measure distance?
a. Micrometer c. Ruler
b. Protractor d. Vernier Calipers
23.Which of the following is the correct relation?
a. 1 kg = 1000 g c. 1 g = 0.001 kg
b. 1 kg = 1 g d. 1 g = 0.01 kg

24.Which branch of science deals with the nature and natural phenomena?
a. Biology c. Sociology
b. Physics d. Virology
25.What is the full form of SI?
a. Standard International c. Scientific International
b. System International d. Science International

26. Which of the following standard units used to measure the distance between
two cities.
a. centimeter c. meter
b. Kilometer d. mile

27.What is the reason for the occurrence of systematic errors in an instrument?

a. No use for a longer time c. manufacturing fault
b. high use d. delivery fault
28.How are systematic errors removed usually for an instrument?
a. By replacing it c. By using a repairing service
b. By recalibrating d. By not using it for some time

29. Which of the following relations is true?

a. distance > displacement c. distance >= displacement
b. distance < displacement d. distance <= displacement

30.A bluefin tuna can swim along and cover 286 miles in a typical school day of 6.5
hours. What is its average speed while you spend your day in class?
a. 44 mph c. 46 mph
b. 45 mph d. 47 mph
II. Problem Solving
Direction: Show your solution on a separate paper. (10 points)
1. Suppose the 𝑥 velocity of the pedicab in at any time is given by the equation:

Vx = 85 m/s (2.5 m/s^2) t^2

Find:
1. Find the change in x velocity of the pedicab in the time interval =
2.0 second to t = 4.0 seconds.
2. Find the average x acceleration in this interval.
3. Derive the expression for x acceleration as a function of time and
use it to find a of x at t = 2.0 s and t = 4.0s.

Prepared by:

DARYL D. SEVILLA
Subject Teacher