Refer to the figure on the right for numbers 1 and 2,

1. What energy transformation occurs from point (a) to point (d)?

A. KE  GPE  KE
B. KE  GPE  Sound
C. GPE  KE  Sound
D. GPE  KE  GPE

2. Ignoring frictional force, at which position will have the greatest amount of total mechanical energy
and follows the principle that energy is being conserved?
A. Point a only C. Point a, b, and c
B. Point a and b D. Point a, b, c, and d

3. What is the efficiency of a gasoline engines that receives 192.75J of energy from combustion and loses
125.25J by heat to exhaust during one cycle? Formula: Thermal Efficiency= 1-(Qc/Qh) x 100
A. 35% B. 56% C. 86% D. 100%

4. Why is a heat engine NOT 100% efficient?

A. An engine needs to be cooled down. C. All mixture of gases is converted into work.
B. All of the gases are used up by the engine. D. Some of the gases are taken up in the piston.

5. In an actual heat engine that shows that heat can do work, which of the following statements
describes the movement of the piston and the gases in the exhaust stroke?
A. The movement of the piston is up and the gases go in.
B. The movement of the piston is up and the gases go out.
C. The movement of the piston is down and the gases go in.
D. The movement of the piston is down and the gases go out.

6. How will you describe the valve in the power stroke that shows heat can do work?
A. Intake valve open, exhaust valve open. C. Intake valve closed, exhaust valve open.
B. Intake valve open, exhaust valve closed. D. Intake valve closed, exhaust valve closed.

7. Geothermal power plants harness the heat from the earth’s surface, which then runs the turbine
connected to a generator. Which of the following statements is the idea why geothermal power plant
function like heat engines?
A. It converts thermal energy into chemical energy.
B. It converts thermal energy to mechanical energy.
C. It converts chemical energy to mechanical energy.
D. It converts mechanical energy to chemical energy.

8. How does the steam from the earth’s surface create electrical energy?
A. It occurs naturally.
B. It uses a heat pump, and it is a spontaneous process.
C. It flows from higher temperature to cooler temperature.
D. The steam flows upward and runs the turbine connected to the generator, converting
mechanical energy into electrical energy.

9. Why do power stations generate AC and not DC?

A. Transformers work with AC.
B. AC is more efficient and economical.
C. AC is used in mobile devices and gadgets.
D. It is easier to generate, safer and more economical to transmit AC than DC.

10. Elsa turned on a lamp switch in her room. Which of the following statements is the correct path of
electrical power that can be traced back to the source?
A. Power plant  Transmission substations  Distribution substations  Residences
B. Transmission substations  Power plant  Residences  Distribution substations
C. Residences  Distribution substations  Power plant  Transmission substations
D. Distribution substations  Transmission substations  Power plant  Residences

11. A projectile is launched at an angle of 30 above the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, what are
the projectile’s horizontal and vertical accelerations when it reaches its maximum height?
A. Both the horizontal and vertical accelerations are zero.
B. The horizontal acceleration is zero and the vertical acceleration is -9.81 m/s2.
C. The horizontal acceleration is 9.81 m/s2 and the vertical acceleration is zero.
D. Both the horizontal and vertical accelerations are 9.81 m/s2.
12. In car accidents, what is the reason why it is safer for the passenger hitting the dash to have padded
dashboards than non-padded ones?
A. It increases the impact force. C. It decreases the time of impact.
 B. It increases the time of impact. D. It maintains the impact force and time.
For no. 13, refer to the figure below.
13. Consider a cargo truck with a mass of 10 000 kilograms
traveling at a velocity of 40 km/hour and a small car with a m = 10 000kg m =2 000kg
mass of 2 000 kilograms traveling at the same velocity
(40km/hour). If the two vehicles suddenly lose their breaks
and crash against the brick wall, which of the following
cases would be more damaging? v = 40km/hr v = 40km/hr
A. The truck, because it has a higher mass
B. The small car, because it has a lower mass
C. The small car, because its velocity is lower than the truck.
D. The truck, because its velocity is higher than the small car.

For no. 14, refer to the figure on the right.

14. If ball 1 is pulled back and then let go, ball 5 bounces forward. If balls 1 and 2 are pulled back and
released, balls 4 and 5 bounce forward, and so on. Why do you think the number
of balls bouncing on each side is equal?
A. The collisions are all inelastic
B. The collisions are all elastic
C. The conservation of momentum
D. The collision are all perfectly inelastic.

15. In the Agus VI Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEP), which of the following energy transformation takes place?
A. nuclear energy  heat  electrical energy
B. heat  mechanical energy  electrical energy
C. electrical energy  mechanical energy  electrical energy
D. gravitational potential energy  kinetic energy  electrical energy

16. Two billiard balls approach each other at equal speed. If they collide in a perfectly elastic collision,
what would be their velocities after collision?
A. Zero C. Same in magnitude but opposite in direction.
B. Same in magnitude and direction. D. Different in magnitude and opposite in direction.

17. Two 0.5 kg balls approach each other with the same speed of 1.0 m/s and stick together. Which of
the following values is the total momentum of the system before and after collision?

Before After

A 0.5 kg m/s 0 kg m/s

B 0.50 kg m/s 0.50 kg m/s

C 1.0 kg m/s 1.0 kg m/s

D -1.0 kg m/s -1.0 kg m/s

18. Which of the following kinds of energy is possessed by the wind-up toy that is fully wound and at rest?
A. neither potential nor kinetic
B. kinetic but no potential energy
C. potential but no kinetic energy
D. both potential and kinetic energy in equal amounts

19. What is the total mechanical energy of a swinging bungee jumper?

A. It can never be negative.
B. It is constant if only conservative forces act.
C. At any point, is either all kinetic energy or all potential energy.
D. It is equally divided between kinetic energy and potential energy.

20. Amor is always checking the efficiency guide in buying an appliance. How is the energy efficiency
ratio (EEF) related to the operating cost?
A. The lower the EEF, the lower the operating cost
B. The lower the EEF, the higher the operating cost
C. The higher the EEF, the lower the operating cost
D. The higher the EEF, the higher the operating cost

21. Why is heat engine not 100% efficient?

A. All of the gases are used up by the engine.
B. All mixture of gases is converted into work.
C. Some of the gases are taken up in the piston.
D. Some of the gases are exhausted in the surroundings.
22. Air conditioning unit functions as a heater during cold days and cooler during hot days. Which of the
following statements is/are BEST explain/s for this?

I. It cools the inside of the house and heats the outside.

II. It takes heat from the air outside to warm the inside.
III. It filters the cold/heat inside and outside the house.
A. I only C. I and II only
B. II only D. I, II, and III

23. A gasoline engine uses heat transfer that can be used to do work, and that work involves the release
of heat. Which of the following terms is the correct sequence of four cycle stroke?

1. Compression 3. Intake
2. Exhaust 4. Power
A. 1,2,3,4 C. 4,1,3,2
B. 2,3,4,1 D. 3,1,4 ,2

24. Just like in Geothermal Plants, how does the process of heat transfers in heat engines takes place?
A. From/to reservoirs of the same temperature
B. From cold to hot reservoirs
C. From hot to cold reservoirs
D. Cannot be predicted

25. In electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, “step-down transformers” are very vital in
this process. What is the primary role of the “step-down transformer in the distribution of electricity?
A. To increase the voltage of the electricity.
B. To maintain the voltage of the electricity.
C. To multiply the voltage of the electricity, so that more electrical energy can be used by the
people in the community.
D. To reduce the voltage of the electricity and to attain the standard voltage that can be used by
the people in the community.

22. Air conditioning unit functions as a heater during cold days and cooler during hot days. Which of the
following statements is/are BEST explain/s for this?

I. It cools the inside of the house and heats the outside.

II. It takes heat from the air outside to warm the inside.
III. It filters the cold/heat inside and outside the house.
C. I only C. I and II only
D. II only D. I, II, and III

23. A gasoline engine uses heat transfer that can be used to do work, and that work involves the release
of heat. Which of the following terms is the correct sequence of four cycle stroke?

1. Compression 3. Intake
2. Exhaust 4. Power
A. 1,2,3,4 C. 4,1,3,2
B. 2,3,4,1 D. 3,1,4 ,2

24. Just like in Geothermal Plants, how does the process of heat transfers in heat engines takes place?
A. From/to reservoirs of the same temperature
B. From cold to hot reservoirs
C. From hot to cold reservoirs
D. Cannot be predicted

25. In electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, “step-down transformers” are very vital in
this process. What is the primary role of the “step-down transformer in the distribution of electricity?
A. To increase the voltage of the electricity.
B. To maintain the voltage of the electricity.
C. To multiply the voltage of the electricity, so that more electrical energy can be used by the
people in the community.
D. To reduce the voltage of the electricity and to attain the standard voltage that can be used by the
people in the community.

26. Which of the following objects falls fastest vertically with air resistance?
A. coin B. cloth C. feather D. paper
27. What is the projectile angle in order to reach the maximum range of a ball thrown following a
parabolic path?
A. 30 B. 45 C. 60 D. 75

28. At what angle should a water hose be aimed in order for the water to land with the greatest horizontal
range?
A. 0 B. 30 C. 45 D. 60

29. The damages/injuries in any vehicular accidents in the highway are the results of vehicular collision.
Which of the following materials is used to reduce the damages/injuries during the collision?
A. airbag B. handle C. hand gripper D. windshield

30. In the Maharlika Highway of Quezon Province, there are vehicular accidents are observed. Which of
the following principles in Physics BEST explains the given situation/incident?
A. Acceleration and Velocity C. Force and Motion
B. Distance and Displacement D. Impulse and Momentum

31. What is the energy transformation in a motorcycle moving slowly down at the top of a hill?
A. entirely kinetic C. kinetic to potential
B. entirely potential D. potential to kinetic

32. Riding in the Anchors’ Away in the Enchanted Kingdom follows the direction of a swinging pendulum.
Which of the following is the BEST energy sequence that may happen in the said amusement ride?
A. GPE  KE  GPE C. KE  Electrical  KE
B. KE  GPE  KE D. GPE  Electrical  GPE

33. What is always conserved in all types of collisions?

A. kinetic energy B. momentum C. potential energy D. velocity

34. What is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of all atoms and molecules of the body?
A. Chemical energy C. Solar energy
B. Mechanical energy D. Thermal energy

35. Heat engine is a device that absorbs heat from a hot reservoir and converts it into mechanical energy.
Which of the following statements pertains to an engine that violates the second law of thermodynamics?
A. An engine that is less efficient than a Carnot Engine
B. An engine that changes all of its mechanical work of heat
C. An engine that operates in a cycle with two isotherms and adiabats
D. An engine that changes all the heat from the source to mechanical energy

36. Which of the following Laws states that “Heat cannot flow by itself from a colder body to a hotter body”?
A. 1st Law of Thermodynamics C. Law of Conservation of Momentum
B. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics D. Law of Conservation of Energy

37. What energy transformation takes place in a generator in a geothermal power plant?
A. chemical to mechanical C. heat to mechanical
B. electrical to mechanical D. mechanical to electrical

38. Luke stretched a rubber band five times to investigate if it can be a simple model to demonstrate
work. After that, he observed that the rubber band felt warmth. Why did the rubber band feel warmth?
A. It is not evident.
B. The felt warmth means it lost heat.
C. The felt warmth means it gained heat.
D. Temperature is not related to gain or loss of heat.
39. Which part of the power transmission stations generates electricity?
A. Generating stations C. Transformers
B. Houses D. Transmission lines

40. Electrical energy is being generated in the power plant through various energy sources. Which of the
following gadgets are utilized to transmit and distribute electricity?
A. Electric motor B. Generator C. Satellite D. Transformer

41. If you drop a ball downward, what will be its initial velocity?
A. 0 m/s B. decreases C. remains the same D. equal to 9.8 m/s

42. A ball is hit at an angle of 30. At what point in its trajectory does this projectile have the least speed?
A. Just after it was launched C. Just before it hits the ground
B. At the highest point in its flight D. Halfway between the ground and the highest point
43. Based on figure on the right, which of the following
angles of the cannonball will reach the highest peak height 600
before falling? 450
A. 0 C. 30 300
B. 45 D. 60

44. Most of the street barriers are made of hard rubber or plastic materials that easily give in or dent
when hit. Which of the following is the BEST reason for this?
A. To reduce the impact force when hit by the vehicle.
B. To store potential energy in the bumpers of the vehicle.
C. To reduce the impact time when the barriers hit the vehicle.
D. To reduce the vehicle’s kinetic energy when it collides with the barriers.

45. In certain martial arts, people practice breaking a piece of wood with the side of their bare hand.
Which of the following conditions explains how this can be done without injury on the hand? (Use: I=Ft)
A. When the time interval is bigger, the impact force is bigger.
B. When the time interval is bigger, the impact force is smaller.
C. When the time interval is smaller, the impact force is bigger.
D. When the time interval is smaller, the impact force is smaller.

46. In order to catch a ball, a baseball player naturally moves his or her hand backward in the direction
of the ball’s motion once the ball contacts the hand causing the force of impact to be reduced. Why do
you think the force of impact on the player’s hand reduced in size?
A. the time of impact is increased
B. the time of impact is decreased
C. the momentum change is decreased
D. the resulting impact velocity is lessened

47. Torchlight fell from a watch tower. What will be the potential energy of the torchlight at the highest
point compared to its kinetic energy at the lowest point?
A. equal B. greater C. lesser D. not related

48. Which of the following statements happens to a coconut that falls freely?
A. Gains both potential energy and kinetic energy.
B. Loses both potential energy and kinetic energy.
C. Gains potential energy and loses kinetic energy.
D. Loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy.

49. Which of the following conditions happens to the total momentum in a collision?
A. total momentum is conserved
B. total momentum is not conserved
C. total momentum is not conserved but total kinetic energy is conserved
D. total momentum is not conserved but total potential energy is conserved

50. Which of the following statements is necessary for the total momentum of a system to be conserved?
A. An object must be at rest.
B. No external force is present.
C. Kinetic energy must not change.
D. Only the force of gravity acts on the system.