ZARAGOZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SAN RAFAEL, ZARAGOZA, NUEVA ECIJA

PRETEST EXAMINATION IN GEN. PHYSICS 2

S.Y. 2023-2024

Name : __________________ Date: __________

Section: _________________ Score : _________

Direction Multiple Choice: Read the questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. A neutral plastic strip is rubbed with cotton and becomes positively charged. Which of the following
statements is true of the positively-charged strip?
a. plastic strip lost some electrons to the cotton during the charging process.
b. cotton lost some electrons to the plastic during the charging process.
c. plastic strip gains electrons during the charging process
d. It would now be repelled by the piece of cotton which was used to charge it.
2. In the given diagram, amber and fur are rubbed together resulting in negatively charged amber and
positively charged fur.

During the process of charging the amber,

a. protons are transferred to the fur.
b. electrons are transferred to the amber.
c. protons and electrons exchange places between the amber and fur.
d. electrons are destroyed.
3. Which of the following is an insulator?
a. Earth b. salt solution c. rubber d. human body
4. A positive and a negative charge are initially 1 cm apart. When they are moved farther together so that
they are now 4 cm apart, the force between them will be
a.16 times larger than before c. 8 times larger than before
b. 4 times larger than before d. 4 times smaller than before
5. Which of the following statement is not true about electric force?
a. Electric force is a contact force.
b. Electric forces between two charged objects increases with decreasing separation distance.
c. Electric forces between two charged objects increases with increasing quantity of charge on the
objects.
d. with constant separation between the charges, doubling of the quantity of charge on one of the
objects results in a doubling of the electric force.
6. The following statements are true statements about electric field except?
a. The electric field strength created by object A is dependent upon the separation distance from
object A.
b. The electric field strength created by object A is dependent upon the charge on object A.
c. The electric field strength created by object A is dependent upon the charge of the test object
used to measure the strength of the field.
d. The electric field strength about charged Object A is the force per charge experienced by a test
charge placed at some location about Object A.
7. An electric field of 500 N/C is set up between two parallel plates, if the potential difference between
the plates is 100 V. what is the distance separating the plates?
a. 20 cm b. 200 cm c. 100 cm d. 10 cm
8. Which is true about equipotential lines and lines of force
a. E-lines & lines of force are equidistant
b. E-lines & lines of force are parallel to each other
c. E-lines is tangent to any point
d. E-lines & lines of force are perpendicular to each other
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9. Which of the following is true about electric field strength related and electric potential
a. Electric field strength is equal to electric potential
b. Electric field strength is equal to electric potential energy
c. Electric field strength is equal to electric potential gradient
d. more than one of the above
10. The following are the uses of dielectric materials in the circuit except
a. reducing the voltage across the plates c. to store charge
b. reducing electric loss d. increasing the capacitance
11. In the parallel-plate capacitor, the distance d between the plates is 3 cm, the area of the plate is 15
cm, and the voltage across them is 5 V, doubling the area of plates with constant supply of voltage what
can be conclude about the amount of capacitance and stored energy?
a. Capacitance and stored energy increased 2x
b. Capacitance and stored energy reduced to halved
c. Capacitance and stored energy remains the same
d. changes in the area of plates does not affect the capacity of capacitor to stores energy
12. Determine the voltage supply needed if three capacitors of 15, 25 and 40 microfarad stores 2.5 J of
energy.
a.200 V b. 100 V c. 1000 V d. 250 V .
13. What happens to current through the circuit when the resistance increased?
a. Increases b. decreases c. Remains the same d. become infinite19.
14. The ammeter-voltmeter method is used to measure an unknown resistance R. The ammeter reads 0.6
A and the voltmeter reads 0,75 V. what is the value of resistance if the ammeter and voltmeter are ideal?
a.2 ohms b. 4 ohms c. 5 ohms d. 9 ohms
15. The resistance in a wire or conductor in a given circuit
a. is doubled if its diameter is widened
b. same under any condition
b. Increases if its length is increased
d. decreases w/ an increase in temperature
16. What is the current produced by a voltage of 240 V through a resistance of 0.2 Ω?
a. 1000 A b. 660 A c. 2400 A d. 1200 A
17. A circuit provide a complete path for the electron to flow, which part closes and opens the circuit?
a. voltage source b. switch c. load d. wire/conductor
18. The power rating of is given as 12 V and 2 A. The power of the lamp is ____
a. 24 watts b. 6 watts c. 10 watts d. 22 watts
19. What is the total resistance of a circuit consisting of three resistors in series whose resistance are 5,
10, 15 ohms
a.25 ohms b. 50 ohms c. 30 ohms d. 65 ohms
20. Three light bulbs are connected in parallel to a 220V – line. If the resistances are 5, 10, 15
respectively, the total resistance in parallel is
a.1.65 ohms b. 2 ohms c. 2.22 ohms d. 7 ohms
21. If the frequency of the AC current increases, then the impedance of the series R-C circuit
will___________.
a. increases b. decreases c. remains the same d. first increases then decreases
22. Which of the following does not produce magnetic field?
a. An oscillating charge c. A stationary charge
b. Current-carrying wire d. A moving electric charge
23. An electron is projected in a uniform magnetic field along the direction of field. Which of the
following the electron will experience?
a. A force opposite to magnetic field
b. A force in the direction of magnetic field
c. no force in magnetic field
d. A force perpendicular to magnetic field
24. Which of the following statement is/are true regarding Biot- Savart Law?
i. magnetic field is directly proportional to the length of the current element.
ii. Biot- Savart deals with electric field
iii. magnetid field is directly proportional to the current through the conductor
a. i only b. i and ii c. i and iii d. all of the above
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25. Ampere’s law is similar to

a. Faraday’s law c. Gauss’s theorem in electrostatics
b. Joule’s law d. Kirchhoff’s law
26. The following are requirements for electromagnetic induction to happen except
a. Conductor c. Voltage source
b. Magnetic field d. Relative motion between conductor and the field
27. In which case will the amount of induced current be increased?
a. Maintaining the length of the coil c. using stronger magnet
b. Using an iron core d. pushing magnet slowly
28. Factors that affect the voltage generation in Faraday’s experiment is
a . Number of Coils c. Changing Magnetic Field
b. Changing Environment d. Option a and b
29. The following describes LC circuit except
a. also known as tank circuit, resonant circuit and tuned circuit
b. composed of inductor and capacitor
c. exhibits resonance frequency
d. type of electrical circuit that consists of a resistor (R) and a capacitor (C) connected in series
with a voltage source.
30. Electrical generator converts mechanical energy into _________
a. chemical b. thermal c. electrical d. solar
31. Which of the following Electromagnetic waves carries the most energy?
a. Visible light b. Radio waves c. Infrared waves d. Ultraviolet rays
32. Which of the following lists of the Electromagnetic spectrum is the correct order from
LOWEST to HIGHEST frequency?
a. Gamma Rays, Microwaves, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, X-Rays, Radio Waves
b. X-Rays, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Gamma Rays, Microwaves, Radio
c. Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-Rays, Gamma Rays
d. Microwaves, X-Rays, Gamma Rays, Ultraviolet, Infrared, Radio Waves, Visible Light
33. Light travel slowest in
a. Water b. Vacuum c. Air d. Glass
34. The angle between the incident ray and normal line is 40 degrees. What is the angle of reflection?
a. 20° b. 40° c. 25° d. 10 °
35. In which of 35. the following situations will the angle of refraction greater than the angle of
incidence?
a. Light passes across the boundary from air (n= 1.0)to water ( n= 1.33)
b. Light passes across the boundary from water (n= 1.33) to air (n= 1.0 )
c. Light passe across the boundary from glass ( n= 1.50 ) into water (n= 1.33 )
d. cannot be determined
36. Separation of white light into different colours is known as _____.
a. Reflection b. Refraction c. Dispersion d. Total internal reflection
37. Light travelling through the top material is approaching the boundary with the bottom material.
Identify all cases in which the angle of refraction will be greater than the angle of incidence.

a. case A only b. case B only c. case C only d. case B and C

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38. What type of lens is illustrated below?

a. convex b. concave c. parabolic d. plane

39. A nearsighted person needs a concave lens. This lens can make the image fall,
a. Beyond the retina c. before the retina
b. On the retina d. On the eye ball
40. Which type of mirror makes objects appear smaller, but the area of view larger?
a. Convex b. Concave c. Parabolic d. Plane
41. You shine a laser through a single slit, and produce an image on a screen. If you make the slit smaller,
what will happen to the image?
a. The pattern will get smaller, but the central maximum will get wider
b. The pattern will get less wide, as will the central maximum
c. The pattern will get wider as will the central maximum
d. the pattern won’t change it all
42. Which of the following terms describes the dark areas in diffraction (interference) pattern
a. destructive b. constructive . c non- interference d. negative interference
43. Constructive interference happens when________
a. crest meets another crest c. crest meet the trough
b. trough meets another trough d. the sum of the amplitude is zero
44. IIn Young’s double slit experiment the slit separation is halved . To maintain the same fringe spacing
on the screen, the screen to slit distance must be changed to ______
a. 2D b. D c. D/2 d. 4D
45. Which of the following is NOT a main idea behind the special theory of relativity?
a. That there is no absolute frame of reference.
b. That the Earth is the only absolute frame of reference.
c. That the speed of light is a universal constant that is always the same.
d. That two values of velocity for an object can both be correct.
46. A spaceship is moving at 0.3 times the speed of light relative to the Earth. If the spaceship has a
length of 10 meters, how long will it appear when observed from the Earth?
a. 9.53 meters. b. 9.06 meters. c. 10 meters. d. 0.3 meters

47. Photoelectric effects occurs only if

a. frequency of incident light is less than threshold of frequency
b. frequency of incident light is greater than threshold of frequency
c. frequency of incident light is not equal to threshold of frequency
d. More than one of the above
48. The maximum kinetic energy of electrons emitted in photoelectric effect increases when
a. Intensity of light increased
b. Light source is brought near the metal
c. Frequency of light is decreased
d. Wavelength of light is decreased
49. What is the product when 158 Tb65 undergoes an alpha decay
a. 154Eu63 b. 151 Eu63 c. 154 Tb 65 d. 154 Ho 67
50. An isotope of caesium (Cs-137) has a half-life of 30 years. If 1.0g of Cs-137 disintegrates over a
period of 90 years, how many grams of Cs-137 would remain?
a.1.25 g b.0.125 g c. 0.00125 g d. 12.5 g

Prepared by

JENNIFER F. BADUA
Physics Teacher
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SAN RAFAEL, ZARAGOZA, NUEVA ECIJA
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SAN RAFAEL, ZARAGOZA, NUEVA ECIJA