I. Directions: Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the SI unit for force?

a. Newton b. Joule c. Kilogram d. Seconds

2. It is the quantity of matter a body contains.

a. Weight b. Mass c. Newton d. Gravity

3. A cart has a mass of 5 kg accelerates 8 m/s2 when an unknown force is applied to it. What is the
amount of the force?
a. 35 N b. 45 N c. 40 N d. 55 N

4. A ball with a mass of 0.30 kg is hit with a force of 6 N. What is its acceleration?
a. 10 m/s2 b. 15 m/s2 c. 5 m/s2 d. 20 m/s2

5. When a piece of paper and a brick were dropped, the brick was observed to hit the ground first. Which
of the following statement BEST explains this observation?
a. The piece of paper had an acceleration due to gravitational force
b. The piece of paper experienced a greater air resistance
c. The brick does not experience any air resistance
d. The brick only experienced gravitational force

6. A force of 40 N acts on a body producing an acceleration of 80 m/s2. What is the mass of the body?
a. 0.5 kg b. 2.0 kg c. 2.5 kg d. 3.0 kg

7. How does the acceleration of an object change in relation to the force applied to it? It is __________.
a. directly proportional
b. inversely proportional
c. force does not affect acceleration at all.
d. acceleration does not depend on force at all

8. A jar is placed on a table. Which of the following is the correct pair of action-reaction force?
a. weight of the jar – force of the jar on the earth
b. normal force of the table on the jar – weight of the table
c. weight of the table – force of the jar on the table
d. normal force of the jar on the table – force of the table on earth

9. Newton’s law of motion that states that “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”.
a. Law of Inertia b. Law of Acceleration c. Law of Interaction d. None of the above

10. Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a. Equal and similar b. Equal and opposite c. Equal and different d. Greater and opposite

11. Action -reaction forces ____________________

a. always acts on the same object
b. may sometimes act on the same object
c. sometimes acts on two different objects
d. always acts on two different objects

12. Which of the following statement is TRUE about the Law of Interaction?
a. Two forces act along the same line of
b. Action acts on one object while reaction acts on another object
c. Two forces act upon the same object
d. Two forces act on the same direction

13. Which best explains why we are able to accelerate forward when starting to run?
a. As one leg moves backward, it provides an equal and opposite force for the other foot to move forward.
b. No acceleration takes place. Runners are always at a fixed velocity.
c. The striking foot pushes backward against the ground. The friction with the ground provides an equal
and opposite force forward.
d. The runner's upper body quickly leans forward, causing the entire body to begin accelerating forward

14. It is the ability to do work.

a. energy b. power c. acceleration d. momentum

15. What is the SI unit for work?

a. N or kg m/s2 b. Nm or J c. m/s d. km/h

16. The rate of doing work refers to ___________.

a. energy b. acceleration c. power d. momentum

17. Which of the following is the correct expression for work?

a. force x speed
b. force/speed
c. force/displacement
d. force x displacement

18. If the speed of an object doubles, its kinetic energy ________________.

a. is reduced to one-third
b. is reduced to one-fourth
c. halves
d. quadruples

19. Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a. Height and mass
b. Friction and movement
c. Mass and Movement
d. Height and Friction

20. As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential
energy?
a. Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b. The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases
c. The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases
d. Both the potential energy and kinetic energy increase

21. Which of the following medium has the slowest speed of sound wave?
a. air b. water c. metal d. wood

22. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the speed of the sound?
a. elasticity b. loudness c. temperature d. density

23. What colored light is produced when blue and red light are overlapped?
a. white b. cyan c. magenta d. yellow

24. Which term is used to describe the transfer of energy between places or objects due to a temperature
difference?
a. internal energy b. external energy c. temperature d. heat

25. The bending of light due to a change in speed is called _______________.

a. Reflection b. Refraction c. diffraction d. interference

26. What makes a hot air balloon rise? The particles of air in the balloon ____
a. decrease in size and make the balloon lighter than air.
b. increase in size and make the balloon lighter than air.
c. are farther apart and make the balloon lighter than air.
d. are closer together and make the balloon lighter than air.
27. A measuring instrument used to measure the current in a circuit.
a. ohmmeter b. voltmeter c. ammeter d. fuse

28. Current is expressed in terms of ___________.

a. Volts b. Amperes c. ohm’s d. watts

29. A device used to measure the amount of voltage in the circuit.

a. voltmeter b. ammeter c. ohmmeter d. electric meter

30. The unit of voltage is expressed in ________.

a. ohm ‘s b. volts c. watts d. amperes

31. What is the unit of resistance?

a. watts b. volts c. ohm’s d. amperes

32. The relationships between current, voltage and resistance were first investigated by a German
Physicist named _______________.
a. Andre Marie Ampere
b. Alessandro Volta
c. Georg Simon Ohm
d. Benjamin Franklin

33. The device used to measure resistance.

a. ammeter b. fuse c. voltmeter d. ohmmeter

34. The symbol of current

a. I b. V c. Ω d. C

35. The symbol of resistance

a. V b. Ω c. I d. G

36. This law states that the current flowing through a circuit is directly proportional to the voltage.
a. Ohm’s Law b. Law of resistance c. Coulomb’ Law d. Charles’s Law

37. Which is TRUE about current and resistance?

a. Current is directly proportional to resistance
b. Current decreases due to an increase of resistance
c. When resistance decreases, current also decreases
d. The higher the resistance, the higher is the current

38. Which of the following is NOT true about current and voltage?
a. The bulb in the circuit glows brighter in greater voltage
b. The bulb in the circuit glows dimmer in lesser current
c. The bulb in the circuit glows brighter in lesser voltage
d. The bulb in the circuit glows brighter in greater current

39. What is the ammeter reading on the figure below?

a.1.8 A
b. 1.5 A
c.1.3 A
d. 1.6 a

40. Which of the following configurations do street lights are commonly connected?
a. Series-Parallel b. Series c. Parallel d. Parallel-Series

41. In a parallel circuit, the other bulbs would not be able to light up if one of the bulbs blew out.
a. True
b. False
c. True; the bulbs are just connected to only one path.
d. False: the flow of charges is just delayed but not prevented.

42. What electrical circuit has only one path for current flow?
a. series circuit c. open circuit
b. parallel circuit d. close circuit

43. Which of the following materials are needed to form a simple electrical circuit?
a. dry cell c. copper wire
b. bulb d. all of the above

44. If six dry cells are connected in series, what is the output voltage?
a. 10 volts b. 5 volts c. 6 volts d. 9 volts

45. A complete path for current to flow from the negative terminal of the dry cell, through the light bulb,
and back to the positive terminal of the dry cell
a. electrical circuit c. circuit symbols
b. conducting path d. open circuit

46. Fuse melts when the current in the circuit is _________.

a. greater than the rated current of the fuse
b. lesser than the rated current of the fuse
c. when it is the same rated current of the fuse
d. cannot tell what happen

ANSWER KEY
1. a
2. b 25. b
3. c 26. c
4. d 27. c
5. b 28. b
6. a 29. a
7. a 30. b
8. a 31. c
9. c 32. b
10. b 33. d
11. d 34. a
12. b 35. b
13. c 36. a
14. a 37. b
15. b 38. c
16. c 39. d
17. d
18. d 40. c
19. a 41. b
20. b 42. a
21. a 43. d
22. b 44. d
23. c 45. a
24. d 46. a