WorksheetsGENERAL PHYSICS 1 SUMMATIVE TEST
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
A rope measures 250 cm. A student converts it to meters and writes 2.5 m.
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Precision refers to how close the measured value is to the accepted value.
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Velocity is a scalar quantity because it only has magnitude.
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If two vectors of 7 m east and 9 m east are added, then the answer is 16 m.
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For a right triangle with sides 8 m and 15 m, the resultant is 17 m.
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Sine law is only used when the triangle is a right triangle.
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Two perpendicular vectors, 9 m east and 12 m north, have a resultant of 15 m.
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To solve for the direction of the resultant vector using the component method, we should use tangent function.
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The dot product of two parallel vectors is maximum.
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The magnitude of the cross product depends on the cosine of the angle between the two vectors.
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Displacement can be equal to distance.
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A runner covers 600 m in 75 s. Average speed is 8.0 m/s.
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An object changes velocity from 4 m/s to 16 m/s in 6 s. Acceleration is 2.0 m/s².
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Deceleration always means the velocity is negative.
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Kinematic equations are valid only when acceleration is constant.
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A distance is measured as 3.6 × 10³ mm. Express this in meters.
36 m
3.6 m
0.36 m
0.036 m
Which statement best describes accuracy?
How close the measurements are to the true value.
How close repeated measurements are to each other.
How consistent the results are when repeated.
How sensitive the instrument is.
A student measures the mass of a stone to be 98.0 g. The actual mass is 100.0 g. What is the percent error?
1%
2%
3%
4%
An experiment yields a measured value of 49.0 N, while the accepted value is 50.0 N. The percent error tolerance is ±5%. Is the measurement acceptable?
Yes, because the percent error is within the tolerance.
Yes, because the percent error is above the tolerance.
No, because the percent error is within the tolerance.
No, because the percent error is above the tolerance.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Displacement
Speed
Acceleration
Force
Two forces, 10 N east and 7 N west, act in opposite directions. Find the resultant magnitude.
3 N
17 N
2 N
5 N
A force of 20 N north and another of 12 N, 45° east of south, are applied to a point. Find the resultant magnitude.
8.0 N
12.0 N
28.0 N
14.30 N
A velocity of 12 m/s north is combined with 8 m/s, 30° south of east. Find the resultant magnitude.
10.6 m/s
14.0 m/s
15.6 m/s
17.0 m/s
A boat moves 6 km east and then 8 km north. What is the magnitude of the displacement?
9.5 km
10.0 km
11.0 km
12.0 km
A boat moves 6 km east and then 8 km north. If the boat takes 3 hours to travel from start to finish, what is its average velocity based on displacement?
3.33 km/h
3.67 km/h
4.0 km/h
4.25 km/h
A plane flies 100 km north and then 80 km west. What is the resultant displacement?
125 km
128 km
130 km
135 km
When adding two vectors using the Law of Cosines, what must be known?
Three angles
One side and one angle
Two sides and one non-included angle
Two sides and the included angles
Two vectors A = 10 m and B = 12 m meet at an angle of 60°. Find the magnitude of their resultant vector R.
18.5 m
19.1 m
20.0 m
21.5 m
A force of 20 N is applied at 30° to another force of 12 N. Find the magnitude of their resultant.
28.0 N
30.0 N
31.0 N
32.0 N
Three forces act on a point: F₁ = 30 N, 45° above +x, F₂ = 20 N, 60° W of N, F₃ = 15 N, 30° S of E. Find ΣFₓ.
12.33 N
16.88 N
22.12 N
25.45 N
Three forces act on a point: F₁ = 30 N, 45° above +x, F₂ = 20 N, 60° W of N, F₃ = 15 N, 30° S of E.
Find the resultant magnitude of the forces.
29.10 N
35.0 N
40.0 N
42.5 N
Three forces act on a point: F₁ = 30 N, 45° above +x, F₂ = 20 N, 60° W of N, F₃ = 15 N, 30° S of E.
Find the direction of the resultant (counterclockwise from +x).
35.55°
40.55°
45.55°
54.55°
Find the dot product of A = 2i + 5j and B = 3i + 4j.
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Two vectors have magnitudes of 12 m and 20 m with an angle of 60° between them. Find the dot product.
100 m²
110 m²
120 m²
125 m²
Find |A×B| if |A| = 6 m, |B| = 9 m, θ = 90°.
45 m²
52 m²
54 m²
60 m²
Find A×B: A = 2i - 3j + 1k, B = -1i + 2j - 4k.
+10i + 7j + 1k
3i - 7j - 7k
1i + 10j + 11k
-5i + 7j - 2k
A car travels 80 km north, then 50 km south in 2 hours. Find the distance.
130 km
120 km
110 km
100 km
A bus travels 180 km in 2.5 hours straight east. Find the average velocity.
60 km/h east
65 km/h east
70 km/h east
72 km/h east
A runner covers 40 km in 2 h, then 30 km in 1.5 h. Find average speed.
18 km/h
17 km/h
19 km/h
20 km/h
Find instantaneous velocity of d(t) = 4t² + 3t at t = 4 s.
31 m/s
32 m/s
35 m/s
37 m/s
A car accelerates from rest to 90 km/h in 10 s. Find acceleration.
2.2 m/s²
2.3 m/s²
2.5 m/s²
2.7 m/s²
A car accelerates from 12 m/s to 24 m/s in 4 s. Find acceleration.
2. m/s²
3.0 m/s²
5 m/s²
4.0 m/s²
A vehicle slows from 25 m/s to 10 m/s in 2 s. Find acceleration in km/h².
-97,200 km/h²
-95,000 km/h²
-83,000 km/h²
-84,000 km/h²
If an object accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 12 s, find average acceleration.
2.25 m/s²
2.50 m/s²
2.75 m/s²
3.00 m/s²
A train with vi = 15 m/s accelerates at 3 m/s² until vf = 45 m/s. Time taken?
8 s
9 s
10 s
12 s
A motorbike accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 5 s. Acceleration?
3.8 m/s²
4.0 m/s²
4.2 m/s²
4.5 m/s²
A car moving at 20 m/s stops uniformly in 100 m. Find the stopping time.
8 s
9.0 s
7 s
10.0 s
A cyclist at xi = 15 m increases speed from 6 m/s to 12 m/s in 4 s. Find the final position.
45 m
50 m
51 m
46 m
A motorcycle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3 m/s² for 18 seconds. What is its final speed in km/h?
54 km/h
108 km/h
194 km/h
216 km/h
A sports car accelerates from 20 m/s to 35 m/s at 3.0 m/s² from xi = 0. Find displacement.
137 m
135 m
140 m
145 m
