Time allowed: 35 minutes

I. Tue/False Item: Say true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is not
correct.
1. Physics is the branch of natural science which describes the basic mechanisms that
make our universe behave the way it does.
2. Standard units are conventional units which are used to measure physical quantity
scientifically.
3. A physical quantity is anything that you can measure and it may or may not have
units.
II. Matching: Match the physics related fields listed under column ‘A’ with their
correct descriptions under column ‘B’
A B
4. Biophysics A. deals with the interactions of
5. Geophysics atoms and molecules.
6. Medical Physics B. applies principles and
7. Chemistry methods used in physics to
study biological phenomena.
C. applies the principles and
methods of physics to the
study of the Earth.
D. Diagnostics and medical
therapy, such as x-rays,
magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), and ultrasonic blood
flow measurements involves
principles of physics.

III. Choice: choose the best answer from given alternatives.

8. Which one of the following is NOT a fundamental physical quantity?
A. Temperature C. time
B. density D. mass
9. Which one of the following pair of physical quantities has the same unit?
A. displacement and distance C. speed and acceleration
B. mass and force D. volume and area
10. Which of the following would describe a length that is 2.0×10−3 of a meter?
A. 2.0 km C. 2.0 mm
B. 2.0 cm D. 2.0 µm
11. Which one of the following lists is a set of scalar quantities?
A. length, force, time C. length, force, acceleration
B. length, mass, time D. length, force, mass
12. Which branch of Physics is most important when studying the nature and behaviour
of light?
A. Quantum Mechanics C. Optics
B. Nuclear Physics D. Thermodynamics
13. Which of the following is not a historical contributor in physics?
A. Willebrand Snell C. Thomas Young
B. Daniel Bernoulli D. Charles Darwin
14. Galileo’s famous experiment at the leaning tower of Pisa demonstrated that
A. what goes up must come down
B. all objects fall to earth at the same rate, regardless of their mass
C. heavier object falls faster than lighter object of the same size
D. gravity does not act on a falling object
IV. Work out: show all the necessary steps.
15. The distance between two houses is 500 meters. What is the distance in:
a) centimetre b) kilometre c) millimetre
16. Express the following times in seconds. a) 3 hours b) 0.75 hour c) 2/5 hour