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GENERAL PHYSICS 1&2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.

a)

Stay at rest

b)

Increase Velocity

c)

Decrease Mass

2.

what is the constant value of gravity ?

a)

9.8 m/s^2

b)

9.8 m/s

c)

10 m/s^2

d)

10 m/s

3.

how many significant values are in 12. 00030?

a)
7
b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

4.

How is the number 0.009834 expressed in scientific notation?

a)

9.834 x 10^4

b)

9.834 x 10^-4

c)

9.834 x 10^3

d)

9.834 x 10^-3

5.

what is the third law of motion ?

a)

Law of inertia

b)

Law of acceleration

c)

Law of intersection

d)

Law of interaction

6.

Accuracy is how close a measurement is to the correct value for that

measurement

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

scalar is a physical quantity characterized by

both magnitude and direction

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

what is a SI unit of speed ?

a)

m/s^2

b)

m/s

c)

miles/hour

d)

kg

9.

Measurement is made up of a number and

a unit.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Any number that is used to describe a physical phenomenon quantitatively is called:

a)

Operational definition

b)

Physical Quantity

c)

Scientific Notation

d)

Derived Quantity

11.

The following are fundamental quantities except:

a)

Lenght

b)

Mass

c)

Time

d)

Acceleration

12.

Since 1960 the system of units used by scientists and engineers is the “metric system”, which is officially known as SI units. What does SI stand for in French term?

a)

International System

b)

System International

c)

Simple International

d)

Systeme International

13.

Convert the values to the indicated units  0.0056 km to mm

a)

56,000

b)

5,600

c)

560

d)

56

14.

Identify how many significant figures are in this quantity 24,300 km?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3,4,5

15.

What significant figure rule supports (24,300 km)?

a)

Zeroes at the end of a number that does not contain a decimal point may or may not be significant

b)

Zeroes at the end of a number that contains a decimal point are always significant

c)

Zeroes at the beginning of a number (used just to position the decimal point) are never significant

d)

Zeroes between nonzero digits are always significant.

16.

Convert 57,000,000 in scientific notation:

a)

5.7 x 107  

b)

5.7 x 10-7  

c)

5.7 x 106  

d)

5.7 x 10-6

17.

What is the base unit and symbol of Luminous intensity?

a)

Mole, mo

b)

Kelvin, K

c)

Candela, Cd

d)

Meter, m

18.

Which of the following refers to how closely a measured value agrees with the correct value?

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Measurement

d)

Quantity

19.

If you weigh a given substance five times, and get 3.2 kg each time, then your measurement is:

a)

Accurate

b)

Precise

c)

Undefined

d)

None of the Choices

20.

You perform an experiment to measure the temperature at which the water boils. The true value of temperature where water boils is 67 °C. You set up five containers of water and heat each one. At the instant the water boils you measured the temperature and got the following results:

 35°C 35°C 35°C 35°C 35°C

a)

High precision but low accuracy

b)

High precision and high accuracy

c)

Low precision and low accuracy

d)

High accuracy but low precision

21.

Physics is termed as __________________ and it is largely a science of measurement. Physicists observe the phenomena of nature and try to find and invent patterns and principles that relate these phenomena.

a)

Experimental Science

b)

Social Science

c)

Biological Science

d)

Environmental Science

22.

Which of the following quantities has units of a velocity?

a)

20 m East

b)

20 m/s

c)

978 m/s2 south

d)

143 m/s south

23.

You drive 7.0 km at 80 km/h and then another 7.0 km at 120 km/h. What will be your average speed over the 14 km drive?

a)

less than 50 km/h

b)

more than 50 km/h

c)

equal to 50 km/h

d)

maybe 50 km/h

24.

Which of the following situations is impossible?

a)

An object has velocity directed east and acceleration directed west.

b)

An object has velocity directed east and acceleration directed east.

c)

An object has constant non-zero acceleration and changing velocity.

d)

An object has constant non-zero velocity and changing acceleration.

25.

An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +3.0 m/s2. Which of the following best describe it?

a)

travels 3.0 m in every second.

b)

is traveling at 3.0 m/s.

c)

is decreasing its velocity by 3.0 m/s every second.

d)

increasing its velocity by 3.0 m/s every second.

26.

Under what condition is average velocity equal to the average of the object's initial and final velocity?

a)

This can only occur if there is no acceleration.

b)

This can only occur if the acceleration is constant

c)

This can occur only when the velocity is zero.

d)

The acceleration must be constantly increasing

27.

A racing car accelerates uniformly from rest along a straight track. This track has markers spaced at equal distances along it from the start. The car reaches a speed of 250 km/h as it passes marker 2. Where on the track was the car when it was traveling at half this speed that is at 125 km/h?

a)

Before Marker 1

b)

At marker 1

c)

Between Marker 1 and 2

d)

At Marker 2

28.

A 300-kg rock and 550-kg rock are dropped from the same height and experience no significant air resistance. If it takes the 550-kg rock a time T to reach the ground, what time will it take the 10-kg rock to reach the ground?

a)

T

b)

2T

c)

3T

d)

1/2T

29.

An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration in the +x direction. What will be the  position versus time graph of this object?

a)

A horizontal straight line.

b)

A vertical straight line.

c)

A zigzag line

d)

A parabolic curve

30.

If the velocity versus time graph of an object is a horizontal line, the object is

a)

moving with zero acceleration

b)

moving with constant non-zero acceleration

c)

at rest

d)

moving in increasing speed

31.

A car is traveling at 46.0 m/s when the driver suddenly applies the brakes, causing the car to slow down with constant acceleration. The car comes to a stop in a distance of 220 m. How fast was the car moving when it was 110.0 m past the point where the brakes were applied?

a)

18.4 m/s

b)

32.5 m/s

c)

43.2 m/s

d)

22.7 m/s

32.

Human reaction time is usually greater than 0.10 s. If your friend holds a ruler between your fingers and releases it without warning, how far can you expect the ruler to fall before you catch it, assuming negligible air resistance?

a)

at least 3.1 cm

b)

at least 4.9 cm

c)

at least 6.8 cm

d)

at least 9.8 cm

33.

Which of the following graphs represent an object having zero acceleration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

The unit m3 is used to express

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

density

35.

The abbreviations for units of length in order from smallest to largest are

a)

m, cm, mm, km

b)

mm, m, cm, km

c)

km, mm, cm, m

d)

mm, cm, m, km

36.
What is weight?
a)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
b)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
don't ask me that, I'm sensitive
37.
What is mass?
a)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
b)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
a temperature scale
38.
The amount of space taken up by an object
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Density
d)
Weight
39.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.002040
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
40.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 0.998005
a)
9
b)
10
c)
6
d)
5
41.
Calculate 5.50 cm + 5.5 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
11 cm
b)
11.0 cm
c)
11.00 cm
d)
11.000 cm
42.
Express 23400 in proper scientific notation. 
a)
2.34 x 104
b)
2.3 x 103
c)
2.30 x 105
d)
2.34 x 103
43.
What is 78.5 rounded to one significant figure?
a)
79
b)
78.5
c)
70
d)
80
44.
Calculate 12.34 + 1.234 + 0.1234
a)
13.6974
b)
13.697
c)
13.70
d)
13.7
45.
1345.567 / 23.56 = ? (Use significant figures!)
a)
57.11
b)
58.11
c)
56.75
d)
83.49
46.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
47.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
48.

How many significant figures are there in the image?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

0

d)

2

49.

Decide the number of significant figures: 409.10

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

50.

The first length measured in a laboratory experiment is 2.5 + 0.1 m and the second length 3.4 + 0.1 m. What is the uncertainty of the sum of the lengths?

a)

0.1 m

b)

0.2 m

c)

0.3 m

d)

0.4 m