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Pre PAT quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a SI base unit ?

Yang manakah antara yang berikut bukan unit asas S.I.?

a)

Meter

Meter

b)

Kilogram

Kilogram

c)

Ampere

Ampere

d)

Hour

Jam

2.

A student draws graph y against x. The relationship between y and x is y = r + px, r and p are constants. The gradient of graph y against x is

Seorang pelajar melukis graf y lawan x. Hubungan antara y dan x ialah y=r+px, r dan p adalah pemalar. Kecerunan graf y lawan x ialah

a)

p

b)

r

c)

y

d)

x

3.

Which of the following physical quantity is a derived quantity ?

Yang manakah antara kuantiti fizik berikut adalah kuantiti terbitan?

a)

Mass

Jisim

b)

Temperature

Suhu

c)

Length

Panjang

d)

Area

Luas

4.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

Yang manakah antara berikut adalah kuantiti vektor?

a)

Age of sun

Usia matahari

b)

Acceleration of gravity

Pecutan graviti

c)

Mass of a ball

Jisim bola

d)

Distance between Ipoh and Melaka

Jarak antara Ipoh dan Melaka

5.

What is the relationship between y and x?

a)

y is directly proportional to x

b)

y is inversely proportional to x

c)

y is increasing with x

d)

y is decreasing with x

6.

Distance is a _________ quantity but displacement is a _________ quantity.

a)

scalar, vector

b)

vector, scalar

c)

base, derived

d)

derived, base

7.

The frequency of ticker timer is 50 Hz. What is the time taken for two dots made?

a)

0.01 s

b)

0.02 s

c)

0.1 s

d)

0.2 s

8.

The ticker tape chart shows that the trolley is having (a)  

9.

A motorcycle moves from rest with an acceleration of 10 m s-2 for 5 seconds. Find its final velocity.

a)

5 m s-1

b)

10 m s-1

c)

50 m s-1

d)

100 m s-1

10.

The motion of an object falling only by the influence of gravity is called (a)  

11.
A _____ is a pull or a push.
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
speed
12.
What keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?
a)
Earth's rotation.
b)
Earth's atmosphere.
c)
Earth's gravity.
d)
Earth's shape.
13.
The force that causes a ball to fall to the ground is ____________________________
a)
gravity
b)
lubricant
c)
friction
d)
motion
14.

Newton said that any two masses will...

a)

combine into a larger mass.

b)

attract each other.

c)

create gravitational fields.

d)

push each other apart.

15.
Is gravity a push or a pull?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
neither
d)
both
16.
What keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?
a)
Earth's rotation.
b)
Earth's atmosphere.
c)
Earth's gravity.
d)
Earth's shape.
17.

The distance between the two masses in the previous situation is halved. Determine the gravitational force in this new situation.

a)

20 N

b)

40 N

c)

80 N

d)

160 N

18.

The picture shows two identical satellites, A and B, in circular orbits around the Earth. Upon which satellite does the Earth exert a stronger gravitational force?

a)

Satellite A

b)

Satellite B

c)

Equal on both

d)

Cannot be determined

19.

The centripetal force on an object in circular motion is

a)

in the same direction as the tangential speed.

b)

in the direction opposite the tangential speed.

c)

in the same direction as the centripetal acceleration.

d)

in the direction opposite the centripetal acceleration.

20.

The gravitational force between two masses is 72 N. What is the gravitational force if the distance between them is tripled?

(G = 6.673 x 10–11 N•m2/kg2)

a)

8.0 N

b)

9.0 N

c)

36 N

d)

54 N

21.

In the figure, according to Kepler’s laws of planetary motion,

a)

A1 = A2.

b)

Δt1 > Δt2.

c)

if Δt1 = Δt2, then the orbit is circular.

d)

if Δt1 = Δt2, then A1 = A2.

22.

Kepler's First Law states

a)

objects attract other objects with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses

b)

the square of the ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving around the Sun is equal to the cube of the ratio of their average distance from the Sun

c)

An imaginary line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out an equal area of space in equal amounts of time.

d)

Planets move about the Sun in an elliptical orbit with the Sun at one of the foci.

23.

Kepler's Second Law states

a)

objects attract other objects with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses

b)

the square of the ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving around the Sun is equal to the cube of the ratio of their average distance from the Sun

c)

An imaginary line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out an equal area of space in equal amounts of time.

d)

Planets move about the Sun in an elliptical orbit with the Sun at one of the foci.

24.

Which of the following most accurately describes the movement of the Earth around the Sun?

a)

The Earth moves at a constant speed around the Sun.

b)

The Earth moves faster when it is closest to the Sun.

c)

The Earth moves slowest when it is closest to the Sun.

d)

The Earth's speed varies dependent upon the phase of the moon.

25.

Which of the following is the most accurate description of "escape velocity"?

a)

Escape velocity is the velocity needed to get away from the Earth's gravitational force.

b)

Escape velocity is the velocity needed to get away from the Earth's gravitational force and is dependent upon the mass of the satellite.

c)

Escape velocity is the velocity needed to get away from the Earth's gravitational force and not dependent upon the mass of the satellite.

d)

Escape velocity is the velocity needed to get away from the Earth's gravitational force and not dependent upon the mass of the satellite but is dependent upon the geometric structure of the launch vehicle.

26.

State the definition of Gravitational field strength

a)

Gravitational force per unit time acting on a body at a point in a gravitational field

b)

The force between two bodies of mass M and m is directly proportional to the product of their masses

c)

Gravitational force per unit mass acting on a body at a point in a gravitational field

27.
What is the speed of an object at rest?
a)
9.81 m/s
b)
1 m/s
c)
0 m/s
d)
10 m/s
28.
Which of the following units is the SI unit of velocity?
a)
meter
b)
meter•second
c)
meter per second
d)
second per meter
29.
Acceleration is defined as
a)
a rate of displacement
b)
the rate of change of displacement.
c)
the change in velocity
d)
 the rate of change of velocity.
30.
When a car’s velocity is positive and its acceleration is negative, what is happening to the car’s motion?
a)
 The car slows down.
b)
The car speeds up. 
c)
. The car travels at constant speed.
d)
The car remains at rest.
31.
Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?
a)
. the feather
b)
the metal bolt
c)
They would hit the ground at the same time
d)
They would be suspended in a vacuum
32.

A person walks 70 meter east, then 40 meter west. What is the total distance traveled by the person?

a)

110 meters

b)

30 meters

c)

55 meters

d)

30 km

33.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
34.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
35.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
36.
The tendency of an object to stay in motion or at rest is called 
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
speed
d)
inertia
37.
What is the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed only transform form one energy to another?
a)
Law of Conservation of Energy
b)
Law of Gravity
c)
Law of Inertia
d)
None of these
38.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
39.
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force is part of ...
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law 
c)
Newton's Third Law
d)
Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection
40.
A car is traveling 20.0 m/s when the driver sees a child standing on the road. She takes 0.80 s to react, then steps on the brakes and slows at 7.0 m/s2. How far does the car go before it stops? 
a)
16 m
b)
29 m
c)
45 m
d)
None of the above.