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MIDTERMS REVIEW IN GEN. PHYSICS 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Change 9019076 to scientific notation.

a)

9.02X107

b)

9.02X10-7

c)

9.02X106

d)

9.02X10-6

2.

Change 5.12X10-6 to standard form.

a)

0.0000512

b)

0.00000512

c)

5120000

d)

51200000

3.

Mark measured the thickness of the glass using an ordinary ruler and he recorded 8.0 mm, 9 mm, 7.0 mm. The exact thickness is 5.60 mm. How do you describe the measurements obtained by Mark?

a)

Accurate and precise 

b)

Precise but not accurate

c)

Accurate but not precise

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

4.

Angela measured the melting point of an unknown substance. She conducted 3 trials and her instrument read its temperature to 44.15⁰C repeatedly before the substance melt. She found out that the substance is made up of phosphorus (melting point = 44.15⁰C). How do you describe the measurement obtained by Angela?

a)

Accurate

b)

Precise

c)

Both accurate and precise

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

5.

Random error is a type of error resulting from unpredictable or inevitable changes during data measurements. Which among the following shows an example of random error?

a)

Tape measure was stretched over multiple times of being used.

b)

Uncalibrated weighing scale

c)

Uncontrollable presence of wind in measuring air pressure

d)

Broken ruler

6.

Which quantity is not a scalar quantity?

a)

The age of the Earth

b)

The mass of a football

c)

Earth’s pull on your body

d)

The temperature of an iron bar

7.

Setse walked 27 m east then he realized that he needed to buy fries from the fast food he had already passed by 9 m west. What would be the final displacement of Setse?

a)

18 m E

b)

20 m E

c)

18 m W

d)

20 m W

8.

Diggie is finding his easter eggs on the Land of Dawn, he traveled 14 km north then 6 km west before he found his missing eggs. What would be the final displacement of Diggie?

a)

15.25 km, NW

b)

15.23 km, NW

c)

15.35 km, NW

d)

15.33 km, NW

9.

It is a vector quantity which refers to the rate of change in position of an object.

a)

Distance

b)

Velocity

c)

Displacement

d)

Acceleration

10.

What is the slope of the graph

a)

Positive increasing slope

b)

Negative increasing slope

c)

Positively squared slope

d)

Zero slope

11.

What would be the possible interpretation of this velocity vs. time graph?

a)

The object is at rest.

b)

The object is at constant velocity

c)

The object is at constant acceleration

d)

The object is at changing velocity

12.

In order to have a constant velocity, which of the following must be observed?

a)

An object must have a constant speed in a constant direction.

b)

An object must have a constant speed in all directions.

c)

An object must have a non-uniform motion in one direction.

d)

An object must have a non-uniform motion in all directions.

13.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about motion in one-dimension?

a)

If the speed is constant, the velocity is constant.

b)

Non constant velocity means constant acceleration.

c)

Acceleration is always constant if you have a non-zero velocity.

d)

An object traveling around a circle will never be at constant velocity.

14.

A. 36.52 km                B. 56.44 dam

a)

If measurement A is greater than measurement B

b)

If measurement B is greater than measurement A

c)

If both measurements are equal in magnitude

d)

If the measurements are incomparable

15.

A. 6.8 in                      B. 9.5 gallon

a)

If measurement A is greater than measurement B

b)

If measurement B is greater than measurement A

c)

If both measurements are equal in magnitude

d)

If the measurements are incomparable