General Physics 1

College Preparatory Questions

UNIT I (CHAPTERS 1 AND 2)

Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. In the metric system, the prefix µ is equivalent to ______.
A. 10-1 C. 10-3
B. 10-2 D. 10-6

2. Which of the following values in meters is equivalent to 1 centimeter?

A. 1 × 10-3 m C. 1 × 10-1 m
B. 1 × 10-2 m D. 1m

3. Which among the values of measurement below has the least value?
A. 1 × 10-3 m D. 1 × 10-5 km
B. 1 × 10-2 in C. 1 × 10-3 ft

4. Which among the values of measurement below has the greatest value?
A. 1 × 104 in C. 1 × 103 ft
B. 1 × 104 m D. 1 × 10-1 mi

5. What does a horizontal straight line in a distance-time graph indicate about an object’s motion?
A. It is at rest. C. It is slowing down.
B. It is moving faster with time. D. Its speed is constant.

6. What does a straight line sloping upward to the right in a distance-time graph indicate about an
object’s motion?
A. It is moving faster with time. C. It is slowing down.
B. Its speed is constant. D. It is at rest.

7. A mountain bike traveled a distance of 12 kilometers in 40 minutes. What is its speed in km/h?
A. 14 C. 18
B. 16 D. 20

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8. A sports utility vehicle travels at 40 km/hr for 2 hours, 50km/h for an hour, and 20 km/h for 0.50
hours. What is the average speed of the SUV in km/h?
A. 30 C. 50
B. 40 D. 60

9. A volleyball player has a height of 5 feet and 8 inches. How high is the player in centimeters?
A. 173 C. 283
B. 183 D. 383

10. Which of the values below is equivalent to 1 cubic centimeter?

A. 0.8 × 104 ft3 C. 2.8 × 104 ft3
B. 1.8 × 10-5 ft3 D. 3.5 × 10-5 ft3

11. During a game, a pitcher takes 0.10 seconds to throw the baseball. The ball initially at rest, leaves
the pitcher’s hand with a velocity of 30 m/s. What is the ball’s acceleration in m/s2?
A. 100 C. 300
B. 200 D. 400

12. How much time is required for a sports car to increase its velocity from 10 m/s to 30 m/s if it is
accelerating at 2.0 m/s2?
A. 10 s C. 30 s
B. 20 s D. 40 s

13. How many seconds are there in a month?

A. 2.6 × 106 C. 4.6 × 106
B. 3.6 × 106 D. 5.6 × 106

14. Starting from rest, a sports car has a constant acceleration of 6.0 m/s2. How far in meters does it
travel after the first second?
A. 3 C. 9
B. 6 D. 12

15. For an airplane to be airborne, it requires 20 seconds to traverse a 400-meter runway starting
from rest. How fast does it leave the ground?
A. 20 m/s C. 40 m/s
B. 30 m/s D. 50 m/s

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Answer Key
Unit I (Chapters 1 and 2):
1. D 9. A
2. B 10. D
3. B 11. C
4. B 12. A
5. A 13. A
6. B 14. A
7. C 15. C
8. B
Unit II (Chapters 3 and 4):
1. B 9. A
2. D 10. B
3. A 11. C
4. D 12. C
5. B 13. C
6. C 14. D
7. B 15. A
8. C
Unit III (Chapters 5 and 6):
1. C 9. A
2. D 10. C
3. C 11. D
4. D 12. D
5. B 13. D
6. A 14. C
7. A 15. A
8. B
Unit IV (Chapters 7 and 8):
1. B 9. A
2. A 10. A
3. B 11. B
4. D 12. B
5. C 13. A
6. B 14. A
7. A 15. B
8. C