DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REGION 02
Division of Cagayan
APARRI SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES
Maura, Aparri, Cagayan

2nd QUARTERLY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

STEM 12 – General Physics 1

1. Applying Torque, the easiest way to open a heavy door is by applying the force...
A. near the hinges. C. at the edge of the door far from the hinges.
B. in the middle of the door. D. at the top of the door.
2. The unit of torque can be expressed by the product of what SI units?
A. Newton and meter C. Kilogram and Newton
B. Newton and centimeter D. None of these
3. Find the torque produced by the force of 14 N, if the lever arm is 3 meters.
A. 42N.m B. 4.67N.m C. 24 N.m D. 34 N.m
4. A law states that the planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at one of the foci of the ellipse is called
__________.
A. Law of areas C. Law of periods
B. Law of orbits D. Law of motion
5. Which of the following is TRUE of the gravitational force between two massive objects?
A. Always a force of attraction
B. Depends inversely on the square of the distance between the objects
C. Depends on how massive the objects are
D. All of these
6. The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the ____________.
A. Perihelion C. Aphelion
B. Rebellion D. Polyhellion
7. Which from the following statement is true about planetary motion?
A. planet moves slow when it closer to sun and fast as it moves away from sun
B. planet moves with same speed everywhere in the orbit
C. planet move slow and fast depending upon size
D. planet moves fast when close to sun and slow when moves away from sun
8. The density of an object is
A. The mass divided by the volume D = m/v
B. The volume divided by the mass D = v/m
C. The same as its weight
D. The same as the size of the object
9. If two objects have the same volume but one is made up of smaller and heavier atoms, the one with
small heavy atoms will
A. Be larger than the other C. Be denser than the other
B. Be less dense than the other D. Float
10. Consider this situation: If you cut a wooden block in half, each half would have
A. Half the density of the original piece
B. Twice the density of the original piece
C. The same density as the original piece
D. No density at all
11. A point on a standing wave along a string that does not move is __________.
A. Node B. Antinode C. Incident wave D. Reflected wave
12. Which statement is CORRECT about the amplitude of a standing wave created from the
interference of two waves, each with amplitude ‘A'?
A. The amplitude reaches its maximum value of 2A at the antinodes.
 B. The amplitude reaches its maximum value of A at the nodes.
C. The amplitude reaches its maximum value of A at the antinodes.
D. The amplitude reaches its maximum value of 2A at the nodes.
13. The distance traveled by a wave in one period is called?
A. Frequency B. Period C. Speed of wave D. Wavelength
14. A periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance which may be propagated without net
movement of the particles, such as in the passage of undulating motion, heat, or sound.
A. Pitch B. Frequency C. Wavelength D. Wave
15. the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or
lowness of a tone
A. Pitch B. Frequency C. Wavelength D. Wave
16. In Greek symbol, the density of the fluid (m/V) is also known as _________.
A. delta B. epsilon C. rho D. lambda
17. Find the pressure on a scuba diver when she is 8.5 meters below the surface of the ocean.
Assume standard atmospheric conditions.
A. 85799 N/m2 B. 87799 N/m2 C. 89799 N/m2 D. 88799 N/m2
18. Which of the following is a unit of pressure?
A. Celsius B. Newton C. Pascal D. Torricelli
19. Which statement is TRUE?
A. When the area of the tube is small, the speed of the fluid is great
B. When the area of the tube is large, the speed of the fluid is great
C. When the area of the tube is small, the speed of the fluid is less
D. None of the above

***for items 20 – 23

A string is 4.0 meters long and is vibrating at the 3rd harmonic. The string vibrates up and
down with 56 complete vibrational cycles in 31 seconds.

20. What is the frequency?

A. 2.4 Hz B. 1.8 Hz C. 3.2 Hz D. 1.3 Hz
21. What is its period?
A. 1.1 seconds B. 0.23 seconds C. 1.55 seconds D. 0.56 seconds
22. What is the wavelength?
A. 4.0 m B. 3.56 m C. 2.67 m D. 1.66 m
23. A candle floats in water but sinks in alcohol. This is because
A. The candle has less mass in alcohol
B. The water has less mass than the alcohol
C. The water is denser than the alcohol
D. Water and alcohol are both liquids
24. A measure of the amount of three-dimensional space that is being occupied by a liquid, solid, or a
gas is called ________.
A. Volume B. Weight C. Density D. none of these
25. What volume of silver metal will weigh exactly 2500.0 g. The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3.
A. 420 cm3 B. 238 cm3 C. 184 cm3 D. 338 cm3

Prepared by:

ORLINO F. OREL JR, LPT

Subject Teacher