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Physics Master

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

EASY ROUND

This is a combination of horizontal motion caused by the velocity of projection and vertical motion caused by the earth’s gravitational pull.

a)

free fall

b)

air resistance

c)

projectile motion

d)

momentum

2.

EASY ROUND

Consider a plane moving with a constant speed at an elevated height above the Earth’s surface. In the course of its flight, the plane drops a package from its luggage compartment. Where will it land with respect to the plane?

a)

behind the plane

b)

directly below the plane

c)

in front of the plane

d)

none of the above

3.

EASY ROUND

What do you call the path of a projectile?

a)

range

b)

trajectory

c)

maximum height

d)

hyperbola

4.

EASY ROUND

In the absence of air resistance, a projectile has its maximum range when fired at an angle of _____ with the ground.

a)

30.00

b)

45.00

c)

60.00

d)

75.00

5.

EASY ROUND

Which quantity is NOT negative when an object is dropped from a cliff?

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

displacement

d)

acceleration

6.

EASY ROUND

An object is launched straight up into the air. When it reaches its maximum height, its velocity is ____.

a)

equal to the acceleration

b)

zero

c)

equal to the product of displacement and time

d)

equal to the quotient of displacement and time

7.

EASY ROUND

A paper ball is thrown horizontally from the table. How will you describe the ball’s horizontal and vertical velocity at the start?

a)

constant vertical and zero horizontal motion

b)

constant horizontal and zero vertical velocity

c)

constant vertical and horizontal velocity

d)

zero vertical and horizontal velocity

8.

EASY ROUND

What quantities are involved in the momentum of an object?

a)

time and mass

b)

velocity and acceleration

c)

mass and time

d)

mass and velocity

9.

EASY ROUND

A bug splatters on the windshield of a moving car. Compared to the change in momentum of the car, the change in momentum of the bug is __________.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

equal to that of the car

d)

none of the above

10.

EASY ROUND

When a coaster car falls, the _______.

a)

potential energy increases

b)

kinetic energy decreases

c)

kinetic energy decreases and potential energy increases

d)

kinetic energy increases and potential energy decreases

11.

AVERAGE ROUND

An object during its trajectory maintains a constant horizontal component? Why is this so?

a)

The net force acting on the object is zero.

b)

The object is not acted upon by any force.

c)

The object is not acted upon by a force in the horizontal direction.

d)

none of the above

12.

AVERAGE ROUND

When NO air resistance acts on a projectile, its horizontal acceleration is ____.

a)

zero

b)

equal to gravity

c)

upward

d)

at right angle to gravity

13.

AVERAGE ROUND

The horizontal and vertical components of an object are 16 m/s and 20.0 m/s respectively. How long does it take for the object to reach its highest point?

a)

1.0 s

b)

2.0 s

c)

3.0 s

d)

4.0 s

14.

AVERAGE ROUND

a)

A B C

b)

B C A

c)

C B A

d)

C A B

15.

A 150 kg object possesses 175 J of energy when its height from the ground is ____.

a)

11 m

b)

12 m

c)

0.11 m

d)

0.12 m

16.

AVERAGE ROUND

In order to reduce the sting in catching a hard ball, one usually _____.

a)

increases the contact time

b)

increases the contact force

c)

increased the impulse

d)

increases the momentum change

17.

AVERAGE ROUND

Air bags can save lives by _____.

a)

decreasing the time of contact thus increasing the impact force

b)

increasing the time of contact thus decreasing the impact force

c)

decreasing the normal force of our body on the car

d)

increasing the impact force of our body on the car

18.

AVERAGE QUESTION

Given the general formula above, isolate the variable V1f.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

AVERAGE ROUND

If the force applied to move an object over a horizontal surface is at an angle with the direction of motion, the force that is doing the work on the object is _____.

a)

horizontal component

b)

vertical component

c)

normal force

d)

both horizontal and vertical component

20.

AVERAGE ROUND

Inday insisted that she is more powerful than Dodong. To prove this, they were given a box of the same mass to be moved at the same displacement. Inday reached the target displacement at a shorter time than Dodong. Suppose they exerted the same amount of force to move the box, is the claim of Inday correct?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

DIFFICULT ROUND

A ball is launched horizontally from the top of the cliff with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. What is its vertical velocity after 2 secs?

a)

-10 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

-20 m/s

d)

20 m/s

22.

DIFFICULT ROUND

What will happen to an object’s kinetic energy when its mass remains constant and velocity is tripled?

a)

kinetic energy will reduce by one- third

b)

kinetic energy will be tripled

c)

kinetic energy will be six times as large

d)

kinetic energy will be nine times as large

23.

DIFFICULT ROUND

A 10.0 kg sack of rice is resting on the shoulder of a boy. The distance between the sack and the ground is 1.0 m. Calculate the work done by the boy.

a)

zero

b)

10 N m/s

c)

9.8 N m/s

d)

98 Joules

24.

DIFFICULT ROUND

A 1 500.0 kg truck traveling at 80.0 km/hr collides with a car of mass 1 000.0 kg traveling at 30.0 km/hr in the opposite direction. The two vehicles stick together after the collision. What is their final velocity after the collision?

a)

-36 km/hr

b)

-60 km/hr

c)

36 km/hr

d)

60 km/hr

25.

DIFFICULT ROUND

Which of the following has the greatest kinetic energy? An object of mass_________.

a)

4m and speed v

b)

3m and speed 2v

c)

2m and speed 3v

d)

m and speed 4v