Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
PALINA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

General Physics I
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1 QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST
Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________
Grade & Section: _________________________ Score: _________

Directions: Read and understand the questions. Choose and shade the letter of the correct answer
on your answer sheet.
1. What is the number of digits in a value, often a measurement, that contribute to the degree of accuracy of
the value?
A. exponent C. significant figures
B. scientific notation D. mass
2. Which of the following numbers has the greatest number of significant figures?
A. 104.08 C. 0.009914
B. 123.6 D. 5.048 x 105
3. What is the correct scientific notation of 0.000000325?
A. 3.25 x 107 C. 32.5 x 10-7
B. 3.25 x 10 -7
D. 3.25 x 10-6
4. Which metric prefix means “one-thousandth”
A. centi- C. mega-
B. milli- D. kilo-
5. Which of the following is a unit of length?
A. candela C. pounds
B. kilogram D. meter
6. Lando’s height is 6 ft and 4 inches. What is Lando’s height in meters?
A. 193 m C. 7.2 m
B. 19.3 m D. 1.93 m
7. What will be the value of 3502 grams in kilograms?
A. 3.502 kg C. 350 kg
B. 35.0 kg D. 3.5 x 103 kg
8. What is the prefix and abbreviation of a multiple of 10-6?
A. deci- (d) C. micro - (µ)
B. nano- (n) D. pico- (p)
9. Karla is driving her car at a speed of 85 kpH (85 km/hr) going North. What is her speed in meter per
seconds (m/s)?
A. 20 m/s C. 23 m/s
B. 22 m/s D. 24 m/s
10. What is the scalar quantity in question number 9?
A. 85 km/hr C. 23 m/s
B. 85 km/hr, North D. 24 m/s North
11. Avery bought a piece of land with a total of 20 000 square centimeter (20 000 cm 2). Convert it to meter
square (m2).
A. 20 m2 C. 2 000 m2
B. 200 m 2
D. 200.20 m2
12. If the cost of one square meter (1m ) is Php2 500.00, How much was the cost of the land bought by
2

Avery? (Refer to your answer in question #10.)

A. Php 50, 000.00 C. Php 300, 000.00
B. Php 100, 000.00 D. Php 500, 000.00
13. What is the number form used to express very small and very large numbers in a numerical value?
A. significant figures C. scientific notation
B. accurate D. scientific numbers
14. Which is NOT true in determining the number of significant numbers?
A. All non-zero digits are significant.
B. Initial zeroes are not significant
C. All zeroes at the right of a decimal point are significant.
D. All zeroes at the right of a decimal point are not significant.

15. The value of the speed of light is now known to be 2.99792458 x 10 8 m/s. Express the speed of light with
three significant figures.
A. 2.90 x 108 m/s C. 2.10 x 108 m/s
B. 0.299 x 10 m/s
8
D. 3.00 x 108 m/s
16. What is accuracy?
A. Accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.
B. Accuracy refers to closes measurements of the same item are to each other.
C. Accuracy refers to how different a measurement is to the true or accepted value .
D. Accuracy refers to how far a measurement is to the true or accepted value
FOr question number 17-18. Refer to Figure 1.

Figure 1.
17. In Figure 1 dart B, the darts land very close together, but far from the bulls-eye, what will you conclude?
A. There is accuracy, but not precise. C. There is precision and accuracy
B. There is precision, but not accuracy. D. There is accuracy.
18. In Figure 1 dart D, the darts land close to the bulls-eye and close together so there is ______.
A. both accuracy and precision C. precision, but not accuracy
B. accuracy, but not precise D. accuracy only.
19. What do you call a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction?
A. accurate C. scalar
B. precise D. vector
20. A motorbike has a velocity of 30 m/s East. Which of the following pair is correct?
A. 30 - scalar C. 30 going East - vector
B. 30 m/s - scalar D. 30 m/s East - scalar
21. What is the resultant (R) vector of 4 m East and 3 m East?
A. 7 m East C. 25 m2 East
B. 12 m East D. 12 m2 East
22. What is the resultant (R) vector of 10 m East and 3 m West?
A. 13 m West C. 7 m East
B. 13 m East D. 7 m West
For question 23-25
Given: 4 m East and 3 m North?
23. What is the magnitude (R) of the given magnitude above?
A. 5 m C. 12 m
B. 7 m D. 1 m
24. What is the direction of the coordinates?
A. 3.6870 North of East C. 36.870 North of East
B. 338.70 North of East D. 30.870 North of East
25. Draw a graph that represent the given magnitude and the computed resultant vector and direction.
26. Which of the following do not belong to the group?
A. speed C. time
B. velocity D. height
27. Which of the following represents the vector 5 N 30 0 South East?

A. C.

B. D.
28. What do you call a change in the position of an object?
A. acceleration C. speed
B. displacement D. velocity
29. What is the SI unit of acceleration?
A. km/s2 C. m/s2
B. kg/s 2
D. kpH
30. During a race on level ground, Miriam covers 785 m in 135 s. Find Miriam’s average speed.
A. 51.8 m/s C. 785 m/s
B. 5.81 m/s D. 6 m/s
31-33. As a tricyle comes to a normal stop, it slows from 8.50 m/s to 0.00 m/s in 5.00 s.
31. What is the initial velocity of the tricycle?
A. 0.00 m/s C. 5.00 m/s
B. 8.50 m/s D. 5.00 s
32. What is the final velocity of the tricycle?
A. 0.00 m/s C. 5.00 m/s
B. 8.50 m/s D. 5.00 s
33. What is the acceleration of the tricycle?
A. 1.70 m/s2 C. 2.0 m/s2
B. -1.70 m/s 2
D. -2.0m/s2
34-35. A car moves with a speed of 25 m/s. it slows down and comes to rest 5.5 s later.
34. What is the initial velocity of the car?
A. 2.5 km/s C. 5.5 m/s
B. 25 m/s D. 0.00 m/s
35. How far did the car moved within the 5.5 time interval?
A. 6.8 m C. 68.5 m
B. 65.8 m/s D. 68.5 m/s
For question 36 - 37: A plane starting at rest at one end of a runway undergoes a constant
acceleration of 4.8 m/s2 for 15 s before takeoff.
36. How fast is the plane at takeoff?
A. 72 m C. 72 m/s
B. 72 m/s2 D. 75 m/ s
37. How long must the runway be for the plane to be able to take off?
A. 5.40 m C. 500 m
B. 5.00 km D. 540 m
38. A mother pushes a stroller from rest until it accelerates at a rate of 0.500 m/s 2. How fast is the stroller
moving after traveling 5.28 m?
A. 3 m/s C. 2.00 m/s
B. 2.29 m/s D. 3.52 m/s
39. What is the rate of acceleration due to gravity?
A. 980 m/s2 C. 9.80 m/s2
B. 0.980 m/s 2
D. 98 m/s2
For question 40-41: Joel hits a volleyball so that it moves an initial velocity of 6.5 m/s straight
upward. If the volleyball starts from 1.5 m above the floor, how long will it be in the air before it
strikes the floor? Assume that Joel is the last player to touch the ball before it hits the floor.
40. What is the final velocity?
A. 10.5 m/s C. -8.5 m/s
B. 8.5 m/s D. -9.5 m/s
41. If the volleyball starts from 1.5 m above the floor, how long will it be in the air before it strikes the floor?
A. 2.0 s C. 1.5 s
B. 1.0 s D. 2.5 s
For question number 42-43: A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high scaffold.
42. What is the velocity of the brick after 4.0 s?
A. 36 m/s C. 38 m/s
B. 37m/s D. 39 m/s
43. How far does the brick fall during this time?
A. 68 m C. 88 m
B. 78 m D. 80 m
For questions 44-45: Suppose a golfer hits a ball with a velocity of 45 m/s at an angle of 20° to the
horizontal.
44. What is the horizontal position of the ball after 2 seconds?
A. 85.0 m C. 84.6 m
B. 11.18 m D. 11.00 m
45. What is the vertical position of the ball after 2 seconds?
A. 85.0 m C. 84.6 m
B. 11.18 m D. 11.00 m
For questions 46 - 50. A ball with an initial velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 60.0 0 above the
horizontal.
46. Find the maximum height of the ball.
A. 20.0 m/s C. 26 m/s
B. 24 m/s D. 28 m/s
47. Find the maximum time of the ball to reach its maximum height.
A. 26.5 s C. 5.30 s
B. 2.65 s D. 265 s
48. Find the total time of flight of the ball.
A. 53.0 s C. 5.30 s
B. 2.65 s D. 265 s
49. What is the range of the ball?
A. 75.5 m C. 80.0 m
B. 79.5 m D. 80.5 m
50. What is the angle of trajectory of the ball?
A. 50.00 C. 65.00
B. 60.00 D. 40.00